diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/sdl2 b/config/rootfiles/packages/sdl2
index 53b5716c8..b843b9d98 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/sdl2
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/sdl2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_gamecontroller.h
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_gesture.h
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_haptic.h
+#usr/include/SDL2/SDL_hidapi.h
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_hints.h
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_joystick.h
 #usr/include/SDL2/SDL_keyboard.h
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
 #usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/sdl2-config-version.cmake
 #usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/sdl2-config.cmake
 usr/lib/libSDL2-2.0.so.0
-usr/lib/libSDL2-2.0.so.0.16.0
+usr/lib/libSDL2-2.0.so.0.18.0
 #usr/lib/libSDL2.la
 usr/lib/libSDL2.so
 #usr/lib/libSDL2_test.a
diff --git a/lfs/sdl2 b/lfs/sdl2
index ea5f15ce2..2cdf013eb 100644
--- a/lfs/sdl2
+++ b/lfs/sdl2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 2.0.16
+VER        = 2.0.18
 
 THISAPP    = SDL2-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = sdl2
-PAK_VER    = 4
+PAK_VER    = 5
 
 DEPS       = alsa
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 98b8a1535a757ea1d03ae44e2fb20247
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = c1dd33299db5b7091f37d989c68d5212
 
 install : $(TARGET)