diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1bac65ff08d..b4abdbacf12 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5687,7 +5687,11 @@ echo_n "Backend... "
 echo_n "$_backend"
 
 if test "$_sdl" = yes -a -n "$_sdlversion"; then
-	echo_n " ($_sdlversion)"
+	if test "$_backend" = sdl; then
+		echo_n " ($_sdlversion)"
+	else
+		echo_n " (SDL $_sdlversion)"
+	fi
 fi
 
 if test "$_nasm" = yes ; then