diff --git a/pkgdef/SDL2.sh b/pkgdef/SDL2.sh
index 00e3712..691c03c 100644
--- a/pkgdef/SDL2.sh
+++ b/pkgdef/SDL2.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 # When targeting Windows, we need to install the directx headers first.
 if [ $(uname) = "Cygwin" ] || [[ "$BUILD_HOST" = *mingw* ]]; then
-    DEPENDENCIES="directx-devel"
+    dependencies directx-devel
     config_options+=" --disable-directx"
 fi