diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix
index b197742ce27..852586cc698 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , autoreconfHook
-, SDL_compat
+, SDL
 , SDL_net
 , SDL_sound
 , copyDesktopItems
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    SDL_compat
+    SDL
     SDL_net
     SDL_sound
     libGL
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 96d9cb14ea1..1220d704e70 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1961,7 +1961,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dlx = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dlx { };
 
-  dosbox = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dosbox { };
+  dosbox = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dosbox {
+    SDL = if stdenv.isDarwin then SDL else SDL_compat;
+  };
 
   dosbox-staging = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dosbox-staging { };