diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a2fea41..d326b75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ GLEW_DIR := $(SB_LIB_DIR)/glew
 CC := gcc-12
 CXX := g++-12
 
-# Location of SDL config program. See README.md for how to compile the SDL library and this utility.
-SDLCONFIG := sdl2-config
+# Location of SDL config program. See README.md for how to compile the SDL library and this utility. Define SDL_BIN_DIR when invoking
+# make to use an alternate SDL installation location.
+SDLCONFIG := $(SDL_BIN_DIR)sdl2-config
 
 #############################
 # Based on above parameters #