diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 807e93b4..2d6b501a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
     ifneq (,$(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))
       ifneq (,$(call find_lib,SDL2))
         VIDEO_CCDEFS += -DHAVE_LIBSDL -DUSE_SIM_VIDEO `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))../../bin/sdl2-config) --cflags`
-        VIDEO_LDFLAGS += `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))../../bin/sdl2-config) --static-libs`
+        VIDEO_LDFLAGS += `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL2/SDL))../../bin/sdl2-config) --libs`
         VIDEO_FEATURES = - video capabilities provided by libSDL2 (Simple Directmedia Layer)
         DISPLAYL = ${DISPLAYD}/display.c $(DISPLAYD)/sim_ws.c
         DISPLAYVT = ${DISPLAYD}/vt11.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
       ifneq (,$(call find_include,SDL/SDL))
         ifneq (,$(call find_lib,SDL))
           VIDEO_CCDEFS += -DHAVE_LIBSDL -DUSE_SIM_VIDEO `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL/SDL))../../bin/sdl-config) --cflags`
-          VIDEO_LDFLAGS += `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL/SDL))../../bin/sdl-config) --static-libs`
+          VIDEO_LDFLAGS += `$(realpath $(dir $(call find_include,SDL/SDL))../../bin/sdl-config) --libs`
           VIDEO_FEATURES = - video capabilities provided by libSDL (Simple Directmedia Layer)
           DISPLAYL = ${DISPLAYD}/display.c $(DISPLAYD)/sim_ws.c
           DISPLAYVT = ${DISPLAYD}/vt11.c