diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid_sgl.c b/libs/video/targets/vid_sgl.c
index 702b44017..08ff02716 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/vid_sgl.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid_sgl.c
@@ -268,5 +268,8 @@ VID_SetCaption (const char *text)
 qboolean
 VID_SetGamma (double gamma)
 {
+#if SDL_VERSIONNUM(SDL_MAJOR_VERSION,SDL_MINOR_VERSION,SDL_PATCHLEVEL) \
+	>= SDL_VERSIONNUM(1,1,5)
 	return SDL_SetGamma((float) gamma, (float) gamma, (float) gamma); 
+#endif
 }