diff --git a/src/SDLmzx.h b/src/SDLmzx.h
index d97d9538e..6c2e322ce 100644
--- a/src/SDLmzx.h
+++ b/src/SDLmzx.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ __M_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #if CONFIG_SDL == 3
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_version.h>
 #else
 #include <SDL.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(CONFIG_X11)
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ static inline void SDL_SetJoystickEventsEnabled(SDL_bool enabled)
  * SDL_keyboard.h and SDL_keycode.h
  */
 #if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(3,0,0)
+#define SDLK_APOSTROPHE       SDLK_QUOTE
+#define SDLK_GRAVE            SDLK_BACKQUOTE
 #define SDL_KMOD_CTRL         KMOD_CTRL
 #define SDL_KMOD_ALT          KMOD_ALT
 #define SDL_KMOD_NUM          KMOD_NUM
@@ -418,7 +421,28 @@ typedef SDL_sem   SDL_Semaphore;
  * SDL_version.h
  */
 #if !SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(3,0,0)
-typedef SDL_version SDL_Version;
+#define SDL_MICRO_VERSION SDL_PATCHLEVEL
+
+#undef SDL_VERSIONNUM
+#define SDL_VERSIONNUM(x,y,z) ((x) * 1000000 + (y) * 1000 + (z))
+#define SDL_VERSIONNUM_MAJOR(v) ((v) / 1000000)
+#define SDL_VERSIONNUM_MINOR(v) (((v) / 1000) % 1000)
+#define SDL_VERSIONNUM_MICRO(v) ((v) % 1000)
+
+#undef SDL_VERSION
+#define SDL_VERSION SDL_VERSIONNUM(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_PATCHLEVEL)
+
+static inline int replace_SDL_GetVersion(void)
+{
+  SDL_version ver;
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
+  SDK_GetVersion(&ver);
+#else
+  ver = *SDL_Linked_Version();
+#endif
+  return SDL_VERSIONNUM(ver.major, ver.minor, ver.patch);
+}
+#define SDL_GetVersion replace_SDL_GetVersion
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/about.c b/src/about.c
index 0f904b1e7..9861a950c 100644
--- a/src/about.c
+++ b/src/about.c
@@ -112,21 +112,22 @@ static char **about_text(int *num_lines)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
   {
-    SDL_Version compiled;
-    SDL_Version ver;
-    SDL_VERSION(&compiled);
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
-    SDL_GetVersion(&ver);
-#else
-    ver = *SDL_Linked_Version();
-#endif
-    if(memcmp(&compiled, &ver, sizeof(SDL_Version)))
+    int ver_compiled = SDL_VERSION;
+    int ver_linked = SDL_GetVersion();
+
+    if(ver_compiled != ver_linked)
     {
       lines[i++] = about_line("SDL: %u.%u.%u (compiled: %u.%u.%u)",
-       ver.major, ver.minor, ver.patch, compiled.major, compiled.minor, compiled.patch);
+       SDL_VERSIONNUM_MAJOR(ver_linked),
+       SDL_VERSIONNUM_MINOR(ver_linked),
+       SDL_VERSIONNUM_MICRO(ver_linked),
+       SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_MICRO_VERSION);
     }
     else
-      lines[i++] = about_line("SDL: %u.%u.%u", ver.major, ver.minor, ver.patch);
+    {
+      lines[i++] = about_line("SDL: %u.%u.%u",
+       SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_MICRO_VERSION);
+    }
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/event_sdl.c b/src/event_sdl.c
index 5dbe3f35a..317c3bd4e 100644
--- a/src/event_sdl.c
+++ b/src/event_sdl.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static enum keycode convert_SDL_internal(SDL_Keycode key)
     case SDLK_RETURN: return IKEY_RETURN;
     case SDLK_ESCAPE: return IKEY_ESCAPE;
     case SDLK_SPACE: return IKEY_SPACE;
-    case SDLK_QUOTE: return IKEY_QUOTE;
+    case SDLK_APOSTROPHE: return IKEY_QUOTE;
     case SDLK_PLUS: return IKEY_EQUALS;
     case SDLK_COMMA: return IKEY_COMMA;
     case SDLK_MINUS: return IKEY_MINUS;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static enum keycode convert_SDL_internal(SDL_Keycode key)
     case SDLK_LEFTBRACKET: return IKEY_LEFTBRACKET;
     case SDLK_BACKSLASH: return IKEY_BACKSLASH;
     case SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET: return IKEY_RIGHTBRACKET;
-    case SDLK_BACKQUOTE: return IKEY_BACKQUOTE;
+    case SDLK_GRAVE: return IKEY_BACKQUOTE;
     case SDLK_a: return IKEY_a;
     case SDLK_b: return IKEY_b;
     case SDLK_c: return IKEY_c;
diff --git a/src/render_sdl.c b/src/render_sdl.c
index 2902b435d..e403eccc9 100644
--- a/src/render_sdl.c
+++ b/src/render_sdl.c
@@ -834,8 +834,12 @@ boolean sdlrender_set_video_mode(struct graphics_data *graphics,
 
   // Note: previously attempted SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED first, then
   // SDL_RENDERER_SOFTWARE, but these flags were removed in SDL3.
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(3,0,0)
+  render_data->renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(render_data->window, BEST_RENDERER);
+#else
   render_data->renderer =
    SDL_CreateRenderer(render_data->window, BEST_RENDERER, sdl_rendererflags);
+#endif
   if(!render_data->renderer)
   {
     warn("Failed to create renderer: %s\n", SDL_GetError());