diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
index 7bc27362a29..8da6fefd1aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ assert alsaSupport -> alsaLib != null;
 assert pulseaudioSupport -> pulseaudio != null;
 
 let
+  # force enable-static, to workaround this bug:
+  # https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1431
   configureFlagsFun = attrs: ''
-        --disable-oss --disable-video-x11-xme
-        --disable-x11-shared --disable-alsa-shared --enable-rpath --disable-pulseaudio-shared
-        --disable-osmesa-shared --enable-static
+        --enable-static --disable-oss --disable-x11-shared
+        --disable-pulseaudio-shared --disable-alsa-shared
         ${if alsaSupport then "--with-alsa-prefix=${attrs.alsaLib}/lib" else ""}
       '';
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "SDL2-2.0.0";
+  name = "SDL2-2.0.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.libsdl.org/release/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0y3in99brki7vc2mb4c0w39v70mf4h341mblhh8nmq4h7lawhskg";
+    sha256 = "1w1jcz7hilk4fl8wlhiwvd1licg8lwy0brqz05562xv7l81fkrqa";
   };
 
   # Since `libpulse*.la' contain `-lgdbm', PulseAudio must be propagated.