diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c b/thirdparty/sdl/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
index b4a19224655..e23f8a0ea0d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sdl/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
+++ b/thirdparty/sdl/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ extern char **environ;
 static char **environ;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_MACOS) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif
 
 struct SDL_Environment
 {
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@ SDL_Environment *SDL_CreateEnvironment(bool populated)
 
 const char *SDL_GetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name)
 {
+#if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_MACOS) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
+    return getenv(name);
+#else
     const char *result = NULL;
 
     if (!env) {
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ const char *SDL_GetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name)
     SDL_UnlockMutex(env->lock);
 
     return result;
+#endif
 }
 
 typedef struct CountEnvStringsData
@@ -246,6 +253,9 @@ char **SDL_GetEnvironmentVariables(SDL_Environment *env)
 
 bool SDL_SetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name, const char *value, bool overwrite)
 {
+#if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_MACOS) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
+    return setenv(name, value, overwrite);
+#else
     bool result = false;
 
     if (!env) {
@@ -281,10 +291,14 @@ bool SDL_SetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name, const ch
     SDL_UnlockMutex(env->lock);
 
     return result;
+#endif
 }
 
 bool SDL_UnsetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name)
 {
+#if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_MACOS) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
+    return unsetenv(name);
+#else
     bool result = false;
 
     if (!env) {
@@ -305,6 +319,7 @@ bool SDL_UnsetEnvironmentVariable(SDL_Environment *env, const char *name)
     SDL_UnlockMutex(env->lock);
 
     return result;
+#endif
 }
 
 void SDL_DestroyEnvironment(SDL_Environment *env)