diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
index c690b84dff08..50b639093b53 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/lite-xl/package.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sdl3
   ];
 
+  # Fix SDL3 static linking issue
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "dependency('sdl3', static: true)" "dependency('sdl3', static: false)"
+  '';
+
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Duse_system_lua=true"
   ];