diff --git a/src/video/SDLGLVisibleSurface.cc b/src/video/SDLGLVisibleSurface.cc
index c84279d937..d3b352e16c 100644
--- a/src/video/SDLGLVisibleSurface.cc
+++ b/src/video/SDLGLVisibleSurface.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ SDLGLVisibleSurface::SDLGLVisibleSurface(
 
 	// Initialise GLEW library.
 	GLenum glew_error = glewInit();
-	if (glew_error != GLEW_OK) {
+	if (glew_error != GLEW_OK && glew_error != GLEW_ERROR_NO_GLX_DISPLAY) {
 		throw InitException(
 			"Failed to init GLEW: ",
 			reinterpret_cast<const char*>(