diff --git a/src/SDL_internal.h b/src/SDL_internal.h
index 511c652407..89d78c40b8 100644
--- a/src/SDL_internal.h
+++ b/src/SDL_internal.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@
 #ifndef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM
 #define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM 0
 #endif
+#ifndef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS
+#define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS 0
+#endif
 #else /* define all as 0 */
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_SW
 #define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_SW 0
@@ -185,6 +188,8 @@
 #define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_PSP 0
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM
 #define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM 0
+#undef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS
+#define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS 0
 #endif /* SDL_RENDER_DISABLED */
 
 #define SDL_HAS_RENDER_DRIVER \
@@ -199,7 +204,8 @@
         SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_DIRECTFB | \
         SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_PS2      | \
         SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_PSP      | \
-        SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM)
+        SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_VITA_GXM | \
+        SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS)
 
 #if !defined(SDL_RENDER_DISABLED) && !SDL_HAS_RENDER_DRIVER
 #error SDL_RENDER enabled without any backend drivers.
diff --git a/src/render/n3ds/SDL_render_n3ds.c b/src/render/n3ds/SDL_render_n3ds.c
index 38f835f454..810a0d3fee 100644
--- a/src/render/n3ds/SDL_render_n3ds.c
+++ b/src/render/n3ds/SDL_render_n3ds.c
@@ -19,17 +19,14 @@
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
 #include "../../SDL_internal.h"
-#include "3ds/gfx.h"
-#include "3ds/services/gspgpu.h"
+
+#if SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS
 #include "SDL_error.h"
+#include "SDL_hints.h"
 #include "SDL_pixels.h"
 #include "SDL_render.h"
 #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
 #include "SDL_video.h"
-
-#if SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_N3DS
-
-#include "SDL_hints.h"
 #include "../SDL_sysrender.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>