diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 59f078d1d8c9..cf4cb0a4ea7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1891,6 +1891,7 @@ mapAliases {
   SDL2_classic_image = throw "'SDL2_classic_image' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_image' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20
   SDL2_classic_mixer = throw "'SDL2_classic_mixer' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_mixer' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20
   SDL2_classic_ttf = throw "'SDL2_classic_ttf' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_ttf' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20
+  SDL_compat = sdl12-compat; # Added 2026-05-19
   seafile-server = throw "'seafile-server' has been removed as it is unmaintained"; # Added 2025-08-21
   seahub = throw "'seahub' has been removed as it is unmaintained"; # Added 2025-08-21
   semantik = throw "'semantik' has been removed as it depended on EOL qt5 webengine"; # Added 2026-04-17