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