diff --git a/src/sdl2/Makefile.cfg b/src/sdl2/Makefile.cfg
index 6d87266de..f131957a6 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/sdl2/Makefile.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #SDL...., *looks at Alam*, THIS IS A MESS!
 #
 
+#disable Hardware supprot for SDL2 for now
+ifndef TESTHW
+NOHW=1
+endif
+
 ifdef UNIXCOMMON
 include sdl2/MakeNIX.cfg
 endif