diff --git a/src/loadso/dlopen/SDL_sysloadso.c b/src/loadso/dlopen/SDL_sysloadso.c
index 05e4529ee..550acad3e 100644
--- a/src/loadso/dlopen/SDL_sysloadso.c
+++ b/src/loadso/dlopen/SDL_sysloadso.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ void *SDL_LoadFunction(void *handle, const char *name)
 {
 	void *symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
 	if ( symbol == NULL ) {
-
-#ifdef DLOPEN_NEED_UNDERSCORE
 		/* append an underscore for platforms that need that. */
 		size_t len = 1+SDL_strlen(name)+1;
 		char *_name = SDL_stack_alloc(char, len);
@@ -54,10 +52,6 @@ void *SDL_LoadFunction(void *handle, const char *name)
 		SDL_strlcpy(&_name[1], name, len);
 		symbol = dlsym(handle, _name);
 		SDL_stack_free(_name);
-#else
-		symbol = dlsym(handle, name);
-#endif
-
 		if ( symbol == NULL ) {
 			SDL_SetError("Failed loading %s: %s", name, (const char *)dlerror());
 		}