diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
index eeaf6f52..e8e50b80 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ static int GLimp_SetMode(int mode, qboolean fullscreen, qboolean noborder, qbool
 			if( ( SDL_glContext = SDL_GL_CreateContext( SDL_window ) ) == NULL )
 			{
 				ri.Printf( PRINT_DEVELOPER, "SDL_GL_CreateContext failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError( ) );
+				SDL_DestroyWindow( SDL_window );
+				SDL_window = NULL;
 				continue;
 			}