diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_sound/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_sound/package.nix
index e2fd8000c546..33a15ff71b68 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_sound/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL_sound/package.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
-    (lib.enableFeature enableSdltest "--disable-sdltest")
+    (lib.enableFeature enableSdltest "sdltest")
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;