diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index 048266f5f6..68b1e7067e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ do_install () {
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:darwin = "kvm virglrenderer epoxy gtk+"
 PACKAGECONFIG:remove:mingw32 = "kvm virglrenderer epoxy gtk+ pie"
 
-PACKAGECONFIG[sdl] = "--enable-sdl,--disable-sdl,libsdl2"
+PACKAGECONFIG[sdl] = "--enable-sdl,--disable-sdl,virtual/libsdl2"
 PACKAGECONFIG[sdl-image] = "--enable-sdl-image,--disable-sdl-image,libsdl2-image"
 PACKAGECONFIG[png] = "--enable-png,--disable-png,libpng"
 PACKAGECONFIG[virtfs] = "--enable-virtfs --enable-attr --enable-cap-ng,--disable-virtfs,libcap-ng attr,"