diff --git a/media-libs/libsdl/libsdl-1.2.15.recipe b/media-libs/libsdl/libsdl-1.2.15.recipe
index befa1a03d..a11346b8f 100644
--- a/media-libs/libsdl/libsdl-1.2.15.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/libsdl/libsdl-1.2.15.recipe
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ TEST()
 # ----- devel package ------------------------
 
 PROVIDES_devel="
-	cmd:sdl_config = portVersion compat >= 1.2
+	cmd:sdl_config = $portVersion compat >= 1.2
 	devel:libSDL_1.2 = 0.11.4 compat >= 0.11
 	devel:libSDL = 0.11.4 compat >= 0.11
 	devel:libSDLmain = 0.11.4 compat >= 0.11