diff --git a/src/win32/zdoom.rc b/src/win32/zdoom.rc
index 97935741d..764510d83 100644
--- a/src/win32/zdoom.rc
+++ b/src/win32/zdoom.rc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ BEGIN
     GROUPBOX        "Video settings",IDC_STATIC,8,138,208,48
     LTEXT           "Choose how GZDoom-GPL will render the game.",IDC_STATIC,12,148,190,8
     CONTROL         "Hardware (OpenGL)",IDC_WELCOME_OPENGL,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON,12,170,93,10
-    CONTROL         "Software (Doom)",IDC_WELCOME_SOFTWARE,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON,12,160,93,10
+    CONTROL         "Software (Doom)",IDC_WELCOME_SOFTWARE,"Button",BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | WS_DISABLED,12,160,93,10
     CONTROL         "Fullscreen",IDC_WELCOME_FULLSCREEN,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,124,160,48,10
     CONTROL         "Disable autoload",IDC_WELCOME_NOAUTOLOAD,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,148,39,65,10
     CONTROL         "Lights.pk3",IDC_WELCOME_LIGHTS,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,46,192,51,10