diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_compat/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_compat/package.nix
index c1d02ce324b6e..b0000e6602437 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_compat/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_compat/package.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
   lib,
-  SDL2,
+  sdl2-compat,
   cmake,
   darwin,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   libGLU,
   libiconv,
+  libX11,
   mesa,
   pkg-config,
   stdenv,
@@ -38,8 +39,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       autoSignDarwinBinariesHook
     ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs =
-    [ SDL2 ]
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      libX11
+      sdl2-compat
+    ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
       libiconv
       Cocoa
@@ -67,14 +71,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
           if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then
             ''
               install_name_tool ${
-                lib.strings.concatMapStrings (
-                  x: " -add_rpath ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ x ]} "
-                ) finalAttrs.propagatedBuildInputs
+                lib.strings.concatMapStrings (x: " -add_rpath ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ x ]} ") finalAttrs.buildInputs
               } "$lib"
             ''
           else
             ''
-              patchelf --set-rpath "$(patchelf --print-rpath $lib):${lib.makeLibraryPath finalAttrs.propagatedBuildInputs}" "$lib"
+              patchelf --set-rpath "$(patchelf --print-rpath $lib):${lib.makeLibraryPath finalAttrs.buildInputs}" "$lib"
             ''
         }
       fi