diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8e7ee85..cd7f9c79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),c1)
 # Odroid N1/N2, RockPro64 (SDL2 64-bit)
 else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),n2)
     CPUFLAGS += -mcpu=cortex-a72
-    CPPFLAGS += -DCPU_AARCH64 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+    CPPFLAGS += -DCPU_AARCH64 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DUSE_RENDER_THREAD
     AARCH64 = 1
 
 # Raspberry Pi 3/4 (SDL2 64-bit)