diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index 51a15b8c4a..226600c648 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_debug, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINI
 {
 	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
 }
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_glswfb, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+{
+	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
+}
 
 #ifdef __arm__
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_es, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
@@ -211,6 +215,10 @@ DFrameBuffer *SDLGLVideo::CreateFrameBuffer (int width, int height, bool bgra, b
 	{
 		fb = new OpenGLFrameBuffer(0, width, height, 32, 60, fullscreen);
 	}
+	else if (vid_glswfb == 0)
+	{
+		fb = new SDLFB(width, height, bgra, fullscreen, nullptr);
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		fb = (SDLBaseFB*)CreateGLSWFrameBuffer(width, height, bgra, fullscreen);