diff --git a/pkgs/games/trigger/default.nix b/pkgs/games/trigger/default.nix
index 382edb6908b4..9f7a1844f9ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/trigger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/trigger/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed s,/usr/local,$out, -i bin/*defs
 
     cd src
+    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I${SDL.dev}/include/SDL"
     export makeFlags="$makeFlags prefix=$out"
   '';