diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
index cb9a24967..362fadc54 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, fullscreen)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, swtruecolor)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Float, vid_winscale)
 
+CVAR (Bool, vid_sdl, 0, 0);
+
 IVideo *Video;
 
 extern int NewWidth, NewHeight, NewBits, DisplayBits;
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ void I_InitGraphics ()
 	ticker.SetGenericRepDefault (val, CVAR_Bool);
 	
 	//currentrenderer = vid_renderer;
-	if (currentrenderer==1) Video = new SDLGLVideo(0);
+	if (currentrenderer==1 || vid_sdl==0) Video = new SDLGLVideo(0);
 	else Video = new SDLVideo (0);
 	
 	if (Video == NULL)
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index 58cfc9a23..a07f7c0f5 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Int, vid_renderer)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Int, vid_maxfps)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, cl_capfps)
 
+DFrameBuffer *CreateGLSWFrameBuffer(int width, int height, bool fullscreen);
+
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_debug, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
@@ -194,7 +196,12 @@ DFrameBuffer *SDLGLVideo::CreateFrameBuffer (int width, int height, bool bgra, b
 //		flashAmount = 0;
 	}
 	
-	SDLGLFB *fb = new OpenGLFrameBuffer (0, width, height, 32, 60, fullscreen);
+	SDLGLFB *fb;
+	if (vid_renderer == 1)
+		fb = new OpenGLFrameBuffer (0, width, height, 32, 60, fullscreen);
+	else
+		fb = (SDLGLFB*)CreateGLSWFrameBuffer (width, height, fullscreen);
+
 	retry = 0;
 	
 	// If we could not create the framebuffer, try again with slightly