diff --git a/package/batocera/emulators/snes9x/snes9x.mk b/package/batocera/emulators/snes9x/snes9x.mk
index fb2b5d3ff9d..337d4566a9f 100644
--- a/package/batocera/emulators/snes9x/snes9x.mk
+++ b/package/batocera/emulators/snes9x/snes9x.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SNES9X_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_x86_64),y)
     SNES9X_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_X11=ON
+    SNES9X_DEPENDENCIES += sdl2
 else
     SNES9X_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_X11=OFF
 endif