diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index 03afc9ef..3beacbfa 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -605,8 +605,6 @@ modules:
       # Step 4: Set up license directory and move license files
       - mkdir -p "${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/licenses"
       - mv LICENSE.txt THIRDPARTY.md "${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/licenses"
-      # One off to make it work with SDL2
-      - ln -s "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL2-2.0.so.0" "${FLATPAK_DEST}/lib/libSDL2.so"
     sources:
       - type: archive
         url: https://github.com/RetroDECK/Pancakes-bin/releases/download/1.1.0.1403/pancakes-Release-linux_x64.tar.gz
@@ -797,6 +795,13 @@ modules:
       # Install MIME Type
       - install -Dm 644 config/retrodeck/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml /app/share/mime/packages/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.mime.xml
 
+      # One off to make Pancakes (and possibly other components) work with SDL2, this line is here as it must be run after LibMan
+      - | 
+        if [ ! -f "${FLATPAK_DEST}/lib/libSDL2.so" ]; then
+          echo "${FLATPAK_DEST}/lib/libSDL2.so is missing, creating symlink"
+          ln -s "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL2-2.0.so.0" "${FLATPAK_DEST}/lib/libSDL2.so"
+        fi
+
     sources:
       - type: dir
         path: .