diff --git a/code/renderer/tr_cmds.c b/code/renderer/tr_cmds.c
index 8cd6ccb1..8986be28 100644
--- a/code/renderer/tr_cmds.c
+++ b/code/renderer/tr_cmds.c
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ void R_InitCommandBuffers( void ) {
 			ri.Printf( PRINT_ALL, "...failed.\n" );
 		}
 	}
-
-	if(r_stereoEnabled->integer)
-		glConfig.stereoEnabled = qtrue;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
index b933a865..c378d5d6 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ static int GLimp_SetMode( int mode, qboolean fullscreen )
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_BLUE_SIZE, sdlcolorbits );
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, tdepthbits );
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_STENCIL_SIZE, tstencilbits );
+
+		if(r_stereoEnabled->integer)
+		{
+			glConfig.stereoEnabled = qtrue;
+			SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_STEREO, 1);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			glConfig.stereoEnabled = qfalse;
+			SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_STEREO, 0);
+		}
+		
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute( SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1 );
 
 #if 0 // See http://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3526