diff --git a/legacy/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/legacy/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index fd7c71018..01bef84fc 100644
--- a/legacy/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/legacy/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include <hx/CFFI.h>
 
+#ifdef NME_SDL2
+#include <SDL.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HX_WINDOWS
 #include <SDL_syswm.h>
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include <Windows.h>
 #endif