diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl1/gl1_sdl.c b/src/client/refresh/gl1/gl1_sdl.c
index 7dc99b6b..987c28c1 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl1/gl1_sdl.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl1/gl1_sdl.c
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ RI_ShutdownContext(void)
 	{
 		if(context)
 		{
+#ifdef USE_SDL3
 			SDL_GL_DestroyContext(context);
+#else
+			SDL_GL_DeleteContext(context);
+#endif
 			context = NULL;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_sdl.c b/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_sdl.c
index ace1fbbd..1b66abe6 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_sdl.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_sdl.c
@@ -478,7 +478,11 @@ void GL3_ShutdownContext()
 	{
 		if(context)
 		{
+#ifdef USE_SDL3
 			SDL_GL_DestroyContext(context);
+#else
+			SDL_GL_DeleteContext(context);
+#endif
 			context = NULL;
 		}
 	}