diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
index 4d9fdfd7820..b9b1b228efa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libdv libjpeg libpng ]
               ++ lib.optionals (!withMinimal) [ gtk2 libX11 SDL SDL_gfx ];
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString (!withMinimal) "-I${SDL.dev}/include/SDL";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString (!withMinimal) "-I${lib.getDev SDL}/include/SDL";
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i -e '/ARCHFLAGS=/s:=.*:=:' configure