diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
index 40fe1c42d7a6..31624bee2fb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ pkgconfig ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig wayland ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ] ++ optionals waylandSupport [ wayland ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = dlopenPropagatedBuildInputs;