diff --git a/src/compat.h b/src/compat.h
index 18722c2c..42503282 100644
--- a/src/compat.h
+++ b/src/compat.h
@@ -200,6 +200,34 @@ static inline void *crealloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CHECK_ALLOC */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SDL) && !defined(SKIP_SDL)
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+
+#if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
+
+typedef SDLKey SDL_Keycode;
+
+#define SDLK_KP_0         SDLK_KP0
+#define SDLK_KP_1         SDLK_KP1
+#define SDLK_KP_2         SDLK_KP2
+#define SDLK_KP_3         SDLK_KP3
+#define SDLK_KP_4         SDLK_KP4
+#define SDLK_KP_5         SDLK_KP5
+#define SDLK_KP_6         SDLK_KP6
+#define SDLK_KP_7         SDLK_KP7
+#define SDLK_KP_8         SDLK_KP8
+#define SDLK_KP_9         SDLK_KP9
+#define SDLK_NUMLOCKCLEAR SDLK_NUMLOCK
+#define SDLK_SCROLLLOCK   SDLK_SCROLLOCK
+#define SDLK_LGUI         SDLK_LSUPER
+#define SDLK_RGUI         SDLK_RSUPER
+#define SDLK_PAUSE        SDLK_BREAK
+
+#endif /* !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0) */
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SDL && !SKIP_SDL */
+
 __M_END_DECLS
 
 #endif // __COMPAT_H
diff --git a/src/event_sdl.c b/src/event_sdl.c
index 12ba954d..58814827 100644
--- a/src/event_sdl.c
+++ b/src/event_sdl.c
@@ -28,28 +28,6 @@ extern struct input_status input;
 
 static bool numlock_status_initialized;
 
-#if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
-
-typedef SDLKey SDL_Keycode;
-
-#define SDLK_KP_0         SDLK_KP0
-#define SDLK_KP_1         SDLK_KP1
-#define SDLK_KP_2         SDLK_KP2
-#define SDLK_KP_3         SDLK_KP3
-#define SDLK_KP_4         SDLK_KP4
-#define SDLK_KP_5         SDLK_KP5
-#define SDLK_KP_6         SDLK_KP6
-#define SDLK_KP_7         SDLK_KP7
-#define SDLK_KP_8         SDLK_KP8
-#define SDLK_KP_9         SDLK_KP9
-#define SDLK_NUMLOCKCLEAR SDLK_NUMLOCK
-#define SDLK_SCROLLLOCK   SDLK_SCROLLOCK
-#define SDLK_LGUI         SDLK_LSUPER
-#define SDLK_RGUI         SDLK_RSUPER
-#define SDLK_PAUSE        SDLK_BREAK
-
-#endif /* SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0) */
-
 static enum keycode convert_SDL_internal(SDL_Keycode key)
 {
   switch(key)
diff --git a/src/utils/checkres.c b/src/utils/checkres.c
index c14009e0..9826167c 100644
--- a/src/utils/checkres.c
+++ b/src/utils/checkres.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // From MZX itself
+#define SKIP_SDL
 #include "../fsafeopen.h"
 #include "../const.h"
 #include "../util.h"
diff --git a/src/utils/downver.c b/src/utils/downver.c
index 994759aa..be62cf86 100644
--- a/src/utils/downver.c
+++ b/src/utils/downver.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
+#define SKIP_SDL
 #include "world.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/src/utils/png2smzx.c b/src/utils/png2smzx.c
index f61fa6c3..ce7f0d10 100644
--- a/src/utils/png2smzx.c
+++ b/src/utils/png2smzx.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#define SKIP_SDL
 #include "pngops.h"
 #include "smzxconv.h"