diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fe3ab2..da3d587 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ On distributions based on systemd, `unl0kr` can be used as a [password agent](ht
 # systemd-ask-password --no-tty # Unl0kr is started
 ```
 
-**Note**: SDL2 can be used as display backend for development purposes by setting the Meson option `developer` and use `backend=sdl` in the configuration file.
+**Note**: SDL can be used as a display backend for development purposes by setting the Meson option `lvgl_backends=sdl` and using `backend=sdl` in the configuration file.
 Other uses besides development are not supported by Buffybox.
 
 ## Packaging
@@ -121,3 +121,4 @@ For the license of bundled images and fonts, see [shared/cursor] and [shared/fon
 [shared/fonts]: ./shared/fonts
 [unl0kr]: ./unl0kr
 [unl0kr#42]: https://gitlab.com/cherrypicker/unl0kr/-/issues/42
+[f0rmz]: ./f0rmz
diff --git a/buffyboard/meson.build b/buffyboard/meson.build
index 258ebff..ffe347d 100644
--- a/buffyboard/meson.build
+++ b/buffyboard/meson.build
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ buffyboard_sources = files(
 )
 
 buffyboard_dependencies = [
-    common_dependencies,
-    meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('m', required: false)
+    common_dependencies
 ]
 
 buffyboard_args = [
diff --git a/f0rmz/lv_conf.defaults b/f0rmz/lv_conf.defaults
index b759e56..1e23d80 100644
--- a/f0rmz/lv_conf.defaults
+++ b/f0rmz/lv_conf.defaults
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # Manual post-processing steps for the generated lv_conf.h
-# 1. Comment LV_USE_LINUX_DRM (handled by meson.build)
-# 2. Comment LV_BIG_ENDIAN_SYSTEM (handled by meson.build)
-# 3. Add `#define LV_FONT_CUSTOM_DECLARE LV_FONT_DECLARE(bbx_font_32)` (a bug in generate_lv_conf.py)
+# 1. Comment LV_USE_SDL
+#            LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV
+#            LV_USE_LINUX_DRM
+#            LV_BIG_ENDIAN_SYSTEM (handled by meson.build)
+# 2. Add `#define LV_FONT_CUSTOM_DECLARE LV_FONT_DECLARE(bbx_font_32)` (a bug in generate_lv_conf.py)
 
 LV_COLOR_DEPTH	32
 LV_USE_STDLIB_MALLOC	LV_STDLIB_CLIB
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ LV_USE_GRID	0
 
 LV_USE_OBSERVER	0
 
-LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV	1
+LV_USE_SDL	0
+
+LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV	0
 LV_LINUX_FBDEV_BSD	0
 LV_LINUX_FBDEV_RENDER_MODE	LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT
 
diff --git a/f0rmz/lv_conf.h b/f0rmz/lv_conf.h
index 45f0993..156d953 100644
--- a/f0rmz/lv_conf.h
+++ b/f0rmz/lv_conf.h
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
  *==================*/
 
 /** Use SDL to open window on PC and handle mouse and keyboard. */
-#define LV_USE_SDL              0
+//#define LV_USE_SDL              0
 #if LV_USE_SDL
     #define LV_SDL_INCLUDE_PATH     <SDL2/SDL.h>
     #define LV_SDL_RENDER_MODE      LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT   /**< LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT is recommended for best performance */
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /** Driver for /dev/fb */
-#define LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV      1
+//#define LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV      0
 #if LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV
     #define LV_LINUX_FBDEV_BSD           0
     #define LV_LINUX_FBDEV_RENDER_MODE   LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT
diff --git a/f0rmz/meson.build b/f0rmz/meson.build
index fb266f1..b29c0e1 100644
--- a/f0rmz/meson.build
+++ b/f0rmz/meson.build
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@ f0rmz_dependencies = [
 
 f0rmz_args = []
 
-deplibdrm = dependency('libdrm', required: get_option('with-drm'))
-if deplibdrm.found()
-    f0rmz_dependencies += deplibdrm
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('framebuffer')
+    f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV=1'
+else
+    f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV=0'
+endif
+
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('drm')
+    f0rmz_dependencies += dependency('libdrm')
     f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_DRM=1'
 else
     f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_DRM=0'
 endif
 
-if deplibsdl.found()
-    f0rmz_dependencies += deplibsdl
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('sdl')
+    f0rmz_dependencies += dependency('sdl2')
     f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_SDL=1'
 else
     f0rmz_args += '-DLV_USE_SDL=0'
diff --git a/man/unl0kr.conf.5.scd b/man/unl0kr.conf.5.scd
index e202bfc..5471f5f 100644
--- a/man/unl0kr.conf.5.scd
+++ b/man/unl0kr.conf.5.scd
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ for and, if found, merged in the following order:
 *animations* = <true|false>
 	Enable or disable animations. Useful for slower devices. Default: false.
 
-*backend* = <fbdev|drm>
-	The rendering backend to use. Default: fbdev.
+*backend* = <fbdev|drm|sdl>
+	The rendering backend to use. Default: the first compiled backend from the list above.
 
 *timeout* = <value>
 	The time in seconds before unl0kr will consider the entry a failure 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b803483..4d2e6e7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ depinih      = dependency('inih')
 deplibinput  = dependency('libinput')
 deplibudev   = dependency('libudev')
 depxkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon') # For unl0kr and f0rmz only
-deplibsdl = dependency('sdl2', required: get_option('developer'))
 
 if get_option('man')
     depscdoc = dependency('scdoc', native: true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 915beb0..7c6db77 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-option('with-drm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable DRM backend')
-option('developer', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable developer features')
+option('lvgl_backends', type: 'array', choices: ['framebuffer', 'drm', 'sdl'], value: ['framebuffer', 'drm'])
+
 option('man', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Install manual pages')
+
 option('systemd-buffyboard-service', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Install systemd service file for buffyboard')
+
 option('systemd-password-agent', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build a systemd password agent for touchscreens')
diff --git a/test/build-with-drm.sh b/test/build-with-drm.sh
index 114a085..4ed6c26 100755
--- a/test/build-with-drm.sh
+++ b/test/build-with-drm.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 rm -rf _build
-meson _build
+meson setup _build -Dlvgl_backends=framebuffer,drm
 meson compile -C _build
diff --git a/test/build-without-drm.sh b/test/build-without-drm.sh
index 7e4a17c..bc019c7 100755
--- a/test/build-without-drm.sh
+++ b/test/build-without-drm.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 rm -rf _build
-meson _build -Dwith-drm=disabled
+meson setup _build -Dlvgl_backends=framebuffer
 meson compile -C _build
diff --git a/unl0kr/lv_conf.defaults b/unl0kr/lv_conf.defaults
index b759e56..1e23d80 100644
--- a/unl0kr/lv_conf.defaults
+++ b/unl0kr/lv_conf.defaults
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 # Manual post-processing steps for the generated lv_conf.h
-# 1. Comment LV_USE_LINUX_DRM (handled by meson.build)
-# 2. Comment LV_BIG_ENDIAN_SYSTEM (handled by meson.build)
-# 3. Add `#define LV_FONT_CUSTOM_DECLARE LV_FONT_DECLARE(bbx_font_32)` (a bug in generate_lv_conf.py)
+# 1. Comment LV_USE_SDL
+#            LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV
+#            LV_USE_LINUX_DRM
+#            LV_BIG_ENDIAN_SYSTEM (handled by meson.build)
+# 2. Add `#define LV_FONT_CUSTOM_DECLARE LV_FONT_DECLARE(bbx_font_32)` (a bug in generate_lv_conf.py)
 
 LV_COLOR_DEPTH	32
 LV_USE_STDLIB_MALLOC	LV_STDLIB_CLIB
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ LV_USE_GRID	0
 
 LV_USE_OBSERVER	0
 
-LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV	1
+LV_USE_SDL	0
+
+LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV	0
 LV_LINUX_FBDEV_BSD	0
 LV_LINUX_FBDEV_RENDER_MODE	LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT
 
diff --git a/unl0kr/lv_conf.h b/unl0kr/lv_conf.h
index 45f0993..156d953 100644
--- a/unl0kr/lv_conf.h
+++ b/unl0kr/lv_conf.h
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
  *==================*/
 
 /** Use SDL to open window on PC and handle mouse and keyboard. */
-#define LV_USE_SDL              0
+//#define LV_USE_SDL              0
 #if LV_USE_SDL
     #define LV_SDL_INCLUDE_PATH     <SDL2/SDL.h>
     #define LV_SDL_RENDER_MODE      LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT   /**< LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT is recommended for best performance */
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /** Driver for /dev/fb */
-#define LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV      1
+//#define LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV      0
 #if LV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV
     #define LV_LINUX_FBDEV_BSD           0
     #define LV_LINUX_FBDEV_RENDER_MODE   LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT
diff --git a/unl0kr/meson.build b/unl0kr/meson.build
index 1b70b34..f25d902 100644
--- a/unl0kr/meson.build
+++ b/unl0kr/meson.build
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@ unl0kr_dependencies = [
 
 unl0kr_args = []
 
-deplibdrm = dependency('libdrm', required: get_option('with-drm'))
-if deplibdrm.found()
-    unl0kr_dependencies += deplibdrm
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('framebuffer')
+    unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV=1'
+else
+    unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_FBDEV=0'
+endif
+
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('drm')
+    unl0kr_dependencies += dependency('libdrm')
     unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_DRM=1'
 else
     unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_LINUX_DRM=0'
 endif
 
-if deplibsdl.found()
-    unl0kr_dependencies += deplibsdl
+if get_option('lvgl_backends').contains('sdl')
+    unl0kr_dependencies += dependency('sdl2')
     unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_SDL=1'
 else
     unl0kr_args += '-DLV_USE_SDL=0'