diff --git a/source/Makefile b/source/Makefile
index b4fd889adb2..15742b5c1d1 100644
--- a/source/Makefile
+++ b/source/Makefile
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ PYPLAYERLIB ?= $(PYLIB)
     else
       ifeq ($(OS), irix)
         COMLIB += $(NAN_FREETYPE)/lib32/libfreetype.a
+        COMLIB += $(NAN_SDL)/lib/libSDL.a
       else
         COMLIB += $(NAN_FREETYPE)/lib/libfreetype.a
       endif
@@ -333,7 +334,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS),solaris)
     SPLIB += $(NAN_ZLIB)/lib/libz.a
 endif
 
-
 # OpenAL libs are already compiled as shared code! Check FMod if we switch to that. (nzc)
 ifeq ($(OS),$(findstring $(OS), "freebsd linux windows"))
   ifeq ($(CPU),i386)
diff --git a/source/nan_link.mk b/source/nan_link.mk
index 7db3eebf8a9..73278b51f8a 100644
--- a/source/nan_link.mk
+++ b/source/nan_link.mk
@@ -150,4 +150,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS),windows)
 	endif
 endif
 
-LLIBS += $(NAN_SDLLIBS)
+ifneq ($(OS),irix)
+   LLIBS += $(NAN_SDLLIBS)
+endif