diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 810e7ab7d2..50877bb293 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5894,7 +5894,7 @@ if ! disabled sdl2; then
         sdl2_libs="$sdl2_libs -mconsole"
     fi
 fi
-enabled sdl2 && add_cflags $sdl2_cflags && add_extralibs $sdl2_libs
+enabled sdl2 && enable sdl && add_cflags $sdl2_cflags && add_extralibs $sdl2_libs
 
 disabled securetransport || { check_func SecIdentityCreate "-Wl,-framework,CoreFoundation -Wl,-framework,Security" &&
     check_lib2 "Security/SecureTransport.h Security/Security.h" "SSLCreateContext SecItemImport" "-Wl,-framework,CoreFoundation -Wl,-framework,Security" &&