diff --git a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.cpp b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.cpp
index 93e30437c..3e907e9d0 100644
--- a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#include <eepp/system/log.hpp>
-#include <eepp/window/backend/SDL2/base.hpp>
 #include <eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp>
 
+#ifdef EE_BACKEND_SDL2
+
+#include <eepp/system/log.hpp>
+
 using namespace EE::System;
 
 #if EE_PLATFORM == EE_PLATFORM_EMSCRIPTEN
@@ -109,3 +111,5 @@ bool PlatformHelperSDL2::isExternalStorageWritable() {
 #endif
 
 }}}} // namespace EE::Window::Backend::SDL2
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp
index 5c070f903..714e44953 100644
--- a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp
+++ b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef EE_PLATFORMHELPERSDL2_HPP
 #define EE_PLATFORMHELPERSDL2_HPP
 
+#include <eepp/window/backend/SDL2/base.hpp>
+
+#ifdef EE_BACKEND_SDL2
+
 #include <eepp/window/platformhelper.hpp>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -36,3 +40,5 @@ class EE_API PlatformHelperSDL2 : public PlatformHelper {
 }}}} // namespace EE::Window::Backend::SDL2
 
 #endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL3/platformhelpersdl3.hpp b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL3/platformhelpersdl3.hpp
index 425939dad..3278270fc 100644
--- a/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL3/platformhelpersdl3.hpp
+++ b/src/eepp/window/backend/SDL3/platformhelpersdl3.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef EE_PLATFORMHELPERSDL3_HPP
 #define EE_PLATFORMHELPERSDL3_HPP
 
+#include <eepp/window/backend/SDL3/base.hpp>
+
+#ifdef EE_BACKEND_SDL3
+
 #include <eepp/window/platformhelper.hpp>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -36,3 +40,5 @@ class EE_API PlatformHelperSDL3 : public PlatformHelper {
 }}}} // namespace EE::Window::Backend::SDL3
 
 #endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/eepp/window/engine.cpp b/src/eepp/window/engine.cpp
index 69c3292e6..e400403aa 100644
--- a/src/eepp/window/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/window/engine.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 #include <eepp/ui/uiscenenode.hpp>
 #include <eepp/ui/uithememanager.hpp>
 #include <eepp/window/backend.hpp>
+#if defined( EE_SDL_VERSION_2 )
 #include <eepp/window/backend/SDL2/backendsdl2.hpp>
 #include <eepp/window/backend/SDL2/platformhelpersdl2.hpp>
-#if defined( EE_SDL_VERSION_3 )
+#elif defined( EE_SDL_VERSION_3 )
 #include <eepp/window/backend/SDL3/backendsdl3.hpp>
 #include <eepp/window/backend/SDL3/platformhelpersdl3.hpp>
 #endif