diff --git a/plume_render_interface_types.h b/plume_render_interface_types.h
index ba04a21..9dcfedf 100644
--- a/plume_render_interface_types.h
+++ b/plume_render_interface_types.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <Windows.h>
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
 #include "android/native_window.h"
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) && !defined(PLUME_SDL_VULKAN_ENABLED)
 #include "X11/Xlib.h"
 #undef None
 #undef Status
diff --git a/plume_vulkan.cpp b/plume_vulkan.cpp
index cad3ba2..ee9aa2c 100644
--- a/plume_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/plume_vulkan.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ namespace plume {
 #   elif defined(__ANDROID__)
         VK_KHR_ANDROID_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #   elif defined(__linux__)
+#   if !defined(PLUME_SDL_VULKAN_ENABLED)
         VK_KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+#   endif
 #   elif defined(__APPLE__)
         VK_EXT_METAL_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #   endif
diff --git a/plume_vulkan.h b/plume_vulkan.h
index 0dfd23c..0a1edbe 100644
--- a/plume_vulkan.h
+++ b/plume_vulkan.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_WIN32_KHR
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) && !defined(PLUME_SDL_VULKAN_ENABLED)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_XLIB_KHR
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_METAL_EXT