diff --git a/package/sdl3_image/sdl3_image.mk b/package/sdl3_image/sdl3_image.mk
index 43127c463c..8f0718abbf 100644
--- a/package/sdl3_image/sdl3_image.mk
+++ b/package/sdl3_image/sdl3_image.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ SDL3_IMAGE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 SDL3_IMAGE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDL3_IMAGE_DEPENDENCIES = sdl3
 
+# Do not use vendored dependencies
+# Request dynamic linking to dependencies instead of dlopen()
+SDL3_IMAGE_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DSDLIMAGE_VENDORED=OFF \
+	-DSDLIMAGE_DEPS_SHARED=OFF
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),y)
 SDL3_IMAGE_DEPENDENCIES += libpng
 SDL3_IMAGE_CONF_OPTS += -DSDLIMAGE_PNG=ON