diff --git a/gnu/packages/sdl.scm b/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
index 2523889a8d..2a10ff3962 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ joystick, and graphics hardware.")
                wayland-protocols)))
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
+(define-public sdl2-2.0
+  (package
+    (inherit sdl2)
+    (name "sdl2")
+    (version "2.0.14")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri
+               (string-append "https://libsdl.org/release/SDL2-"
+                              version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1g1jahknv5r4yhh1xq5sf0md20ybdw1zh1i15lry26sq39bmn8fq"))))))
+
 (define-public libmikmod
   (package
     (name "libmikmod")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 6a14a85b74..5568c5be8b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -1772,6 +1772,8 @@ audio/video codec library.")
              (sha256
               (base32
                "14xadxm1yaamp216nq09xwasxg5g133v86dbb33mdg5di1zrlhdg"))))
+    (inputs (modify-inputs (package-inputs ffmpeg-5)
+              (replace "sdl2" sdl2-2.0)))
     (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments ffmpeg-5)
        ((#:configure-flags flags ''())