diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd36ed1..b4f23c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif
 # the Windows SDL2 path on macOS installed through
 # ./configure  --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32 --prefix=... && make && make install
 ifndef WIN_SDL2
-	WIN_SDL2=~/tmp/sdl2-win32
+	WIN_SDL2=/tmp/sdl2-win32
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE_WINDOWS),1)