diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1e7aee85e3..3c919e32f1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ if sdl.found()
   # work around 2.0.8 bug
   sdl = declare_dependency(compile_args: '-Wno-undef',
                            dependencies: sdl)
-  sdl_image = dependency('sdl-image', required: get_option('sdl_image'),
+  sdl_image = dependency('SDL2_image', required: get_option('sdl_image'),
                          static: enable_static)
 else
   if get_option('sdl_image').enabled()