diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gfx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gfx/default.nix
index 0f66f0afb178..1d7d96f7536d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gfx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_gfx/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ SDL ] ;
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-mmx" ];
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-mmx" ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "SDL graphics drawing primitives and support functions";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_image/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_image/default.nix
index 55a4058fe56d..c8cab33ed57f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_image/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_image/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
+
   buildInputs = [ SDL libpng libjpeg libtiff libungif libXpm ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_mixer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_mixer/default.nix
index fe64569abbe2..865ddac06bea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_mixer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_mixer/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ SDL libogg libvorbis fluidsynth smpeg ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-music-ogg-shared" ] ++ lib.optional enableNativeMidi " --enable-music-native-midi-gpl";
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-music-ogg-shared" ]
+    ++ lib.optional enableNativeMidi " --enable-music-native-midi-gpl"
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "SDL multi-channel audio mixer library";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_net/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_net/default.nix
index a159a0691f49..f1c5a5462d11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_net/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_net/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1d5c9xqlf4s1c01gzv6cxmg0r621pq9kfgxcg3197xw4p25pljjz";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ SDL ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_ttf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_ttf/default.nix
index 1f290bf7044f..f98e4a3b0ad3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_ttf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL_ttf/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ SDL freetype ];
 
+  configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-sdltest";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "SDL TrueType library";
     license = licenses.zlib;