diff --git a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
index 2a18cca66..5e13df332 100644
--- a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
+++ b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define SDL_floor floor
 
 #define SDL_MAX_UINT32 ((Uint32)0xFFFFFFFFu)
+#define SDL_TICKS_PASSED(A, B) ((Sint32)((B) - (A)) <= 0)
 
 //== Events handling
 
diff --git a/Source/utils/sdl_compat.h b/Source/utils/sdl_compat.h
index 898a151e5..56690864c 100644
--- a/Source/utils/sdl_compat.h
+++ b/Source/utils/sdl_compat.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SDL_TICKS_PASSED
+#define SDL_TICKS_PASSED(A, B) ((Sint32)((B) - (A)) <= 0)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_SDL1
 #define SDL_Scancode Uint8
 #endif