diff --git a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
index 8afba7bf..087bff7f 100644
--- a/quakespasm/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
+++ b/quakespasm/Quake/gl_vidsdl.c
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ static qboolean VID_ValidMode (int width, int height, int bpp, qboolean fullscre
 	if (height < 200)
 		return false;
 
+	if (fullscreen)
+		flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+
+	bpp = SDL_VideoModeOK(width, height, bpp, flags);
+
 	switch (bpp)
 	{
 	case 16:
@@ -213,12 +218,6 @@ static qboolean VID_ValidMode (int width, int height, int bpp, qboolean fullscre
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (fullscreen)
-		flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
-
-	if (!SDL_VideoModeOK(width, height, bpp, flags))
-		return false;
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +249,8 @@ static int VID_SetMode (int width, int height, int bpp, qboolean fullscreen)
 	if (SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_SWAP_CONTROL, (vid_vsync.value) ? 1 : 0) == -1)
 		gl_swap_control = false;
 
+	bpp = SDL_VideoModeOK(width, height, bpp, flags);
+
 	draw_context = SDL_SetVideoMode(width, height, bpp, flags);
 	if (!draw_context)
 		Sys_Error ("Couldn't set video mode");