diff --git a/src/common/EventHandlerSDL2.hxx b/src/common/EventHandlerSDL2.hxx
index 8ecc6f9ca..591d878c4 100644
--- a/src/common/EventHandlerSDL2.hxx
+++ b/src/common/EventHandlerSDL2.hxx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef EVENTHANDLER_SDL2_HXX
 #define EVENTHANDLER_SDL2_HXX
 
-#include <SDL.h>
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 #include "EventHandler.hxx"
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
index ce5017210..4880d67c6 100644
--- a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.cxx
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 // this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 //============================================================================
 
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 #include "bspf.hxx"
 
 #include "Console.hxx"
diff --git a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
index 7bed5bc96..d06cb24ca 100644
--- a/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
+++ b/src/common/FrameBufferSDL2.hxx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef FRAMEBUFFER_SDL2_HXX
 #define FRAMEBUFFER_SDL2_HXX
 
-#include <SDL.h>
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 
 class OSystem;
 class FBSurfaceSDL2;
diff --git a/src/common/SDL_lib.hxx b/src/common/SDL_lib.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2981dfb95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/SDL_lib.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//============================================================================
+//
+//   SSSS    tt          lll  lll
+//  SS  SS   tt           ll   ll
+//  SS     tttttt  eeee   ll   ll   aaaa
+//   SSSS    tt   ee  ee  ll   ll      aa
+//      SS   tt   eeeeee  ll   ll   aaaaa  --  "An Atari 2600 VCS Emulator"
+//  SS  SS   tt   ee      ll   ll  aa  aa
+//   SSSS     ttt  eeeee llll llll  aaaaa
+//
+// Copyright (c) 1995-2017 by Bradford W. Mott, Stephen Anthony
+// and the Stella Team
+//
+// See the file "License.txt" for information on usage and redistribution of
+// this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
+//============================================================================
+
+#ifndef SDL_LIB_HXX
+#define SDL_LIB_HXX
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+#undef bool  // Seems to be needed for ppc64le, doesn't hurt other archs
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx b/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
index 7658d81fc..439f73b34 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
-#include <SDL.h>
 
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 #include "TIASnd.hxx"
 #include "TIATypes.hxx"
 #include "FrameBuffer.hxx"
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx b/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
index 6d6278523..5d186a5c1 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 class OSystem;
 
-#include <SDL.h>
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 
 #include "bspf.hxx"
 #include "TIASnd.hxx"
diff --git a/src/common/StellaKeys.hxx b/src/common/StellaKeys.hxx
index efe234970..b9e6dc9f8 100644
--- a/src/common/StellaKeys.hxx
+++ b/src/common/StellaKeys.hxx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef STELLA_KEYS_HXX
 #define STELLA_KEYS_HXX
 
-#include <SDL.h>
+#include "SDL_lib.hxx"
 
 /**
   This class implements a thin wrapper around the SDL keysym enumerations,