diff --git a/sim_console.c b/sim_console.c
index 74ac587d..8e256a8b 100644
--- a/sim_console.c
+++ b/sim_console.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int32 sim_del_char = '\b';                              /* delete character */
 int32 sim_del_char = 0177;
 #endif
 t_bool sim_signaled_int_char                            /* WRU character detected by signal while running */
-#if defined (_WIN32) || defined (_VMS) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
+#if defined (_WIN32) || defined (_VMS) || defined (__CYGWIN__) || (defined(USE_SIM_VIDEO) && defined(HAVE_LIBSDL))
                              = FALSE;
 #else
                              = TRUE;