diff --git a/packages/multimedia/SDL-host/build b/packages/multimedia/SDL-host/build
index 877aa4cfdd..61c43fba67 100755
--- a/packages/multimedia/SDL-host/build
+++ b/packages/multimedia/SDL-host/build
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ mkdir -p .build-host && cd .build-host
              --localstatedir=/var \
              --enable-shared \
              --disable-static \
-             --disable-rpath \
+             --enable-rpath \
              --enable-libc \
              --disable-audio \
              --disable-events \