diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 50b139f896..1bfeb58d03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ${MAKE:-make} -j4 -C desktop-ui build=optimized local=false compiler="${{ matrix.platform.compiler }}" windres="${{ matrix.platform.windres }}"
     - name: "macOS: Make universal app"
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-      run: scripts/macos-make-universal.sh build=optimized local=false
+      run: scripts/macos-make-universal.sh build=optimized local=false sdl2=false
       env:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j3
         MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME }}
diff --git a/desktop-ui/GNUmakefile b/desktop-ui/GNUmakefile
index e59401d526..cc959dd0ce 100644
--- a/desktop-ui/GNUmakefile
+++ b/desktop-ui/GNUmakefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ build := optimized
 threaded := true
 openmp := false
 vulkan := true
+sdl2 := true
 local := true
 lto := true
 flags += -I. -I.. -I../ares -I../thirdparty -DMIA_LIBRARY
diff --git a/ruby/GNUmakefile b/ruby/GNUmakefile
index 7ded3a269b..785622f0ef 100644
--- a/ruby/GNUmakefile
+++ b/ruby/GNUmakefile
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ ifeq ($(ruby),)
     # TODO: Check presence of libSDL
   else
     pkg_check = $(if $(shell $(pkg_config) $1 && echo 1),$2)
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    ifeq ($(sdl2),true)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    endif
   endif
   else ifeq ($(platform),macos)
     ruby += video.cgl
     ruby += audio.openal
     ruby += input.quartz #input.carbon
-    ruby += input.sdl
+    ifeq ($(sdl2),true)
+      ruby += input.sdl
+    endif
   else ifeq ($(platform),linux)
     pkg_check = $(if $(shell $(pkg_config) $1 && echo 1),$2)
     ruby += video.glx video.glx2 video.xshm
@@ -30,8 +34,10 @@ ifeq ($(ruby),)
     ruby += $(call pkg_check,ao,audio.ao)
     ruby += input.xlib
     ruby += $(call pkg_check,libudev,input.udev)
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    ifeq ($(sdl2),true)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    endif
   else ifeq ($(platform),bsd)
     pkg_check = $(if $(shell $(pkg_config) $1 && echo 1),$2)
     ruby += video.glx video.glx2 video.xshm
@@ -42,8 +48,10 @@ ifeq ($(ruby),)
     ruby += $(call pkg_check,libpulse-simple,audio.pulseaudiosimple)
     ruby += $(call pkg_check,ao,audio.ao)
     ruby += input.uhid input.xlib
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
-    ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    ifeq ($(sdl2),true)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,input.sdl)
+      ruby += $(call pkg_check,sdl2,audio.sdl)
+    endif
   endif
 endif