diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 356abee025..8c7124bf2b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2875,6 +2875,7 @@ if test "$sdl" != "no" ; then
 int main( void ) { return SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO); }
 EOF
   sdl_cflags=$($sdlconfig --cflags 2>/dev/null)
+  sdl_cflags="$sdl_cflags -Wno-undef"  # workaround 2.0.8 bug
   if test "$static" = "yes" ; then
     if $pkg_config $sdlname --exists; then
       sdl_libs=$($pkg_config $sdlname --static --libs 2>/dev/null)