diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
index 0785ad0c..1402031f 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
@@ -407,9 +407,11 @@ static int GLimp_SetMode(int mode, qboolean fullscreen, qboolean noborder)
 		
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1 );
 
+#if 0 // if multisampling is enabled on X11, this causes create window to fail.
 		// If not allowing software GL, demand accelerated
 		if( !r_allowSoftwareGL->integer )
 			SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_ACCELERATED_VISUAL, 1 );
+#endif
 
 		if( ( SDL_window = SDL_CreateWindow( CLIENT_WINDOW_TITLE, x, y,
 				glConfig.vidWidth, glConfig.vidHeight, flags ) ) == 0 )