diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc89e8d..332dda2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ saving and player control through keyboard.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-Audacious >= 3.5, 1.0.6 <= SDL < 2, Glib >= 2.28, Gtk+ >= 2.8
+Audacious >= 3.5, 1.2 <= SDL < 2, Glib >= 2.28, Gtk+ >= 2.8
 
 **Install deps in Ubuntu**
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2d5eb1..bbec4e0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ else
   AC_MSG_ERROR([*** pkg-config too old; version 0.14 or better required.])
 fi
 
-# Check some dependencies
+# Check dependencies
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB, glib-2.0 >= 2.28,,)
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_CFLAGS)
@@ -46,16 +46,9 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(AUDACIOUS, audacious >= 3.5,,)
 AC_SUBST(AUDACIOUS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(AUDACIOUS_CFLAGS)
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(SDL_CONFIG, [sdl-config], [no])
-if test x$SDL_CONFIG = xno ; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([
-*** sdl-config not found.
-*** If you have installed from binaries, probably you have not 
-*** installed SDL development package.
-*** See http://www.libsdl.org
-])
-fi
-AM_PATH_SDL(1.0.6,,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL >= 1.0.6 not installed - please install first]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SDL, sdl >= 1.2,,)
+AC_SUBST(SDL_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(SDL_CFLAGS)
 
 # Check for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC