diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl2-compat/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl2-compat/package.nix
index fde780a23042..c0af86c9088d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl2-compat/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl2-compat/package.nix
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "sdl2-compat";
-  version = "2.32.60";
+  version = "2.32.62";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libsdl-org";
     repo = "sdl2-compat";
     tag = "release-${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-8nhSyifEeYEZj9tqid1x67jhxqmrR61NwQ/g0Z8vbw8=";
+    hash = "sha256-JYHkc3DyCsKtq8zbwLGsptCrIRDDbHUjlC9rVaEbEzc=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3/package.nix
index dae3517ae9be..bd3962dbc574 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sd/sdl3/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   config,
   alsa-lib,
   cmake,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
   dbus,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   ibusMinimal,
@@ -18,6 +17,15 @@
   libusb1,
   libxkbcommon,
   libgbm,
+  libX11,
+  libxcb,
+  libXScrnSaver,
+  libXcursor,
+  libXext,
+  libXfixes,
+  libXi,
+  libXrandr,
+  libxtst,
   ninja,
   nix-update-script,
   nixosTests,
@@ -30,7 +38,6 @@
   vulkan-loader,
   wayland,
   wayland-scanner,
-  xorg,
   zenity,
   # for passthru.tests
   SDL_compat,
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (ibusSupport -> dbusSupport) "SDL3 requires dbus support to
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "sdl3";
-  version = "3.2.28";
+  version = "3.4.0";
 
   outputs = [
     "lib"
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "libsdl-org";
     repo = "SDL";
     tag = "release-${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-nfnvzog1bON2IaBOeWociV82lmRY+qXgdeXBe6GYlww=";
+    hash = "sha256-/A1y/NaZVebzI58F4TlwtDwuzlcA33Y1YuZqd5lz/Sk=";
   };
 
   postPatch =
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         --replace-fail 'set(noninteractive_timeout 10)' 'set(noninteractive_timeout 30)'
     ''
     + lib.optionalString waylandSupport ''
-      substituteInPlace src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.c \
+      substituteInPlace src/dialog/unix/SDL_zenitymessagebox.c \
         --replace-fail '"zenity"' '"${lib.getExe zenity}"'
       substituteInPlace src/dialog/unix/SDL_zenitydialog.c \
         --replace-fail '"zenity"' '"${lib.getExe zenity}"'
@@ -124,21 +131,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       wayland
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals x11Support [
-      xorg.libX11
-      xorg.libxcb
-      xorg.libXScrnSaver
-      xorg.libXcursor
-      xorg.libXext
-      xorg.libXfixes
-      xorg.libXi
-      xorg.libXrandr
+      libX11
+      libxcb
+      libXScrnSaver
+      libXcursor
+      libXext
+      libXfixes
+      libXi
+      libXrandr
+      libxtst
     ]
     ++ [
       vulkan-headers
       vulkan-loader
     ]
-    ++ lib.optional (openglSupport && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) libGL
-    ++ lib.optional x11Support xorg.libX11
     ++ lib.optionals ibusSupport [
       # sdl3 only uses some constants of the ibus headers
       # it never actually loads the library
@@ -170,17 +176,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
     # Only ppc64le baseline guarantees AltiVec
     (lib.cmakeBool "SDL_ALTIVEC" (stdenv.hostPlatform.isPower64 && stdenv.hostPlatform.isLittleEndian))
-  ]
-  ++
-    lib.optionals
-      (
-        stdenv.hostPlatform.isUnix
-        && !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin || stdenv.hostPlatform.isAndroid)
-        && !(x11Support || waylandSupport)
-      )
-      [
-        (lib.cmakeBool "SDL_UNIX_CONSOLE_BUILD" true)
-      ];
+
+    (lib.cmakeBool "SDL_UNIX_CONSOLE_BUILD" (
+      stdenv.hostPlatform.isUnix
+      && !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin || stdenv.hostPlatform.isAndroid)
+      && !(x11Support || waylandSupport)
+    ))
+  ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
@@ -227,7 +229,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
           sdl3-image
           sdl3-ttf
           ;
-        pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules { package = finalAttrs.finalPackage; };
+        pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
+          package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+          versionCheck = true;
+        };
         inherit (finalAttrs.passthru) debug-text-example;
       }
       // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {