diff --git a/pkgs/development/guile-modules/guile-sdl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/guile-modules/guile-sdl/default.nix
index 4a0f23457ba6..94f3418b0316 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/guile-modules/guile-sdl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/guile-modules/guile-sdl/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ guile ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    SDL SDL_image SDL_ttf SDL_mixer
+    SDL.dev SDL_image SDL_ttf SDL_mixer
   ];
 
   GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE = 0;