diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_funcs.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_funcs.c
index b4992c15a..0a1e66dc0 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_funcs.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_funcs.c
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ QFGL_ProcAddress (void *handle, const char *name)
 	static qboolean inited = false;
 	void			*glfunc = NULL;
 
-	if (!handle || !name)
-		return NULL;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_DLOPEN
 	static QF_glXGetProcAddressARB	glGetProcAddress = NULL;
 #else
@@ -105,6 +102,9 @@ QFGL_ProcAddress (void *handle, const char *name)
 # endif
 #endif
 
+	if (!handle || !name)
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (!inited) {
 		inited = true;
 #ifdef HAVE_DLOPEN