diff --git a/Formula/sdl_sound.rb b/Formula/sdl_sound.rb
index f9fd3da76e..06f055831e 100644
--- a/Formula/sdl_sound.rb
+++ b/Formula/sdl_sound.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class SdlSound < Formula
     depends_on "libtool" => :build
   end
 
+  option :universal
+
   depends_on 'pkg-config' => :build
   depends_on 'sdl'
   depends_on 'flac' => :optional
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ class SdlSound < Formula
   depends_on 'physfs' => :optional
 
   def install
+    ENV.universal_binary if build.universal?
     if build.head?
       inreplace "bootstrap", "/usr/bin/glibtoolize",
         "#{Formula["libtool"].opt_bin}/glibtoolize"