diff --git a/sdl2-config.in b/sdl2-config.in

index f6eca7668..93460f7ae 100644

--- a/sdl2-config.in

+++ b/sdl2-config.in

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ bindir=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && printf '%s\n' "$(pwd -P)")

 prefix=$(cd -P -- "$bindir/@bin_prefix_relpath@" && printf '%s\n' "$(pwd -P)")

 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@

 exec_prefix_set=no

-libdir=@libdir@

 @ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@usage="\

 @ENABLE_STATIC_FALSE@Usage: $0 [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--version] [--cflags] [--libs]"

@@ -49,12 +48,11 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do

       echo -I@includedir@/SDL2 @SDL_CFLAGS@

       ;;

 @ENABLE_SHARED_TRUE@    --libs)

-@ENABLE_SHARED_TRUE@      echo -L@libdir@ @SDL_RLD_FLAGS@ @SDL_LIBS@

+@ENABLE_SHARED_TRUE@      echo @SDL_RLD_FLAGS@ @SDL_LIBS@

 @ENABLE_SHARED_TRUE@      ;;

 @ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@@ENABLE_SHARED_TRUE@    --static-libs)

 @ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@@ENABLE_SHARED_FALSE@    --libs|--static-libs)

-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@      sdl_static_libs=$(echo "@SDL_LIBS@ @SDL_STATIC_LIBS@" | sed -E "s#-lSDL2[ $]#$libdir/libSDL2.a #g")

-@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@      echo -L@libdir@ $sdl_static_libs

+@ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@      echo @SDL_LIBS@ @SDL_STATIC_LIBS@

 @ENABLE_STATIC_TRUE@      ;;

     *)

       echo "${usage}" 1>&2