diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 01a60eef5..17939c3fe 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sdl2,     [  --enable-sdl2           Enable SDL 2.x],
       fi
     fi
 
+    if test -x vs2015/sdl2/linux-host/bin/sdl2-config ; then
+      SDL2_CONFIG=vs2015/sdl2/linux-host/bin/sdl2-config
+      PATH=vs2015/sdl2/linux-host/bin:$PATH
+    fi
+
     AC_PATH_PROG(SDL2_CONFIG, sdl2-config, no)
     min_sdl2_version=ifelse([$1], ,0.11.0,$1)
     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for SDL2 - version >= $min_sdl2_version)
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sdl, [  --enable-sdl            Enable SDL 1.x],
         SDL_CONFIG=$sdl_prefix/bin/sdl-config
       fi
     fi
+
     if test -x vs2015/sdl/linux-host/bin/sdl-config ; then
       SDL_CONFIG=vs2015/sdl/linux-host/bin/sdl-config
       PATH=vs2015/sdl/linux-host/bin:$PATH