diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
index 6e4c272db2a..f84016d4a9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , numaSupport ? stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.isArm, numactl
 , seccompSupport ? stdenv.isLinux, libseccomp
 , pulseSupport ? !stdenv.isDarwin, libpulseaudio
-, sdlSupport ? !stdenv.isDarwin, SDL
+, sdlSupport ? !stdenv.isDarwin, SDL2
 , vncSupport ? true, libjpeg, libpng
 , spiceSupport ? !stdenv.isDarwin, spice, spice-protocol
 , usbredirSupport ? spiceSupport, usbredir
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optionals seccompSupport [ libseccomp ]
     ++ optionals numaSupport [ numactl ]
     ++ optionals pulseSupport [ libpulseaudio ]
-    ++ optionals sdlSupport [ SDL ]
+    ++ optionals sdlSupport [ SDL2 ]
     ++ optionals vncSupport [ libjpeg libpng ]
     ++ optionals spiceSupport [ spice-protocol spice ]
     ++ optionals usbredirSupport [ usbredir ]