diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7d5c4900bf..0558e937ca 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6756,7 +6756,7 @@ if enabled sdl2; then
         sdl2_cflags=$("${SDL2_CONFIG}" --cflags)
         sdl2_extralibs=$("${SDL2_CONFIG}" --libs)
         test_cpp_condition SDL.h "(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION<<16 | SDL_MINOR_VERSION<<8 | SDL_PATCHLEVEL) >= 0x020001" $sdl2_cflags &&
-        test_cpp_condition SDL.h "(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION<<16 | SDL_MINOR_VERSION<<8 | SDL_PATCHLEVEL) < 0x020100" $sdl2_cflags &&
+        test_cpp_condition SDL.h "(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION<<16 | SDL_MINOR_VERSION<<8 | SDL_PATCHLEVEL) < 0x030000" $sdl2_cflags &&
         check_func_headers SDL_events.h SDL_PollEvent $sdl2_extralibs $sdl2_cflags &&
             enable sdl2
     fi