diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/setup-hook.sh
index f3176f3a304..553e8553a77 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/setup-hook.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ addSDLPath () {
     export SDL_PATH="${SDL_PATH-}${SDL_PATH:+ }$1/include/SDL"
   fi
   if [ -e "$1/lib" ]; then
-    export SDL_LIB_PATH="${SDL_LIB_PATH-}${SDL_LIB_PATH:+ }$1/lib"
+    export SDL_LIB_PATH="${SDL_LIB_PATH-}${SDL_LIB_PATH:+ }-L$1/lib"
   fi
 }