diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/glbuild.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/glbuild.c
index c04c1cc2c..8568c7ebd 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/glbuild.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/glbuild.c
@@ -294,11 +294,17 @@ bwglGetPixelFormatProcPtr bwglGetPixelFormat;
 bwglSetPixelFormatProcPtr bwglSetPixelFormat;
 bwglSwapIntervalEXTProcPtr bwglSwapIntervalEXT;
 bwglCreateContextAttribsARBProcPtr bwglCreateContextAttribsARB;
-
-static HMODULE hGLDLL, hGLUDLL;
 #else
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#endif
 
+#if !defined RENDERTYPESDL && defined _WIN32
+static HMODULE hGLDLL;
+#endif
+
+#if defined _WIN32
+static HMODULE hGLUDLL;
+#else
 static void *gluhandle = NULL;
 #endif
 
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ int32_t loadgldriver(const char *driver)
 {
     int32_t err=0;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if !defined RENDERTYPESDL && defined _WIN32
     if (hGLDLL) return 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -348,10 +354,18 @@ int32_t loadgldriver(const char *driver)
     }
 
 #if defined RENDERTYPESDL
-    if (SDL_GL_LoadLibrary(driver)) goto fail;
+    if (SDL_GL_LoadLibrary(driver))
+    {
+        initprintf("Failed loading \"%s\": %s\n", driver, SDL_GetError());
+        return -1;
+    }
 #elif defined _WIN32
     hGLDLL = LoadLibrary(driver);
-    if (!hGLDLL) goto fail;
+    if (!hGLDLL)
+    {
+        initprintf("Failed loading \"%s\"\n", driver);
+        return -1;
+    }
 #endif
     gldriver = Bstrdup(driver);
 
@@ -485,16 +499,12 @@ int32_t loadgldriver(const char *driver)
 
     if (err) unloadgldriver();
     return err;
-
-fail:
-    initprintf("Failed loading \"%s\"\n",driver);
-    return -1;
 }
 
 int32_t loadglextensions(void)
 {
     int32_t err = 0;
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if !defined RENDERTYPESDL && defined _WIN32
     if (!hGLDLL) return 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -648,14 +658,14 @@ int32_t unloadgldriver(void)
 {
     unloadglulibrary();
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if !defined RENDERTYPESDL && defined _WIN32
     if (!hGLDLL) return 0;
 #endif
 
     Bfree(gldriver);
     gldriver = NULL;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if !defined RENDERTYPESDL && defined _WIN32
     FreeLibrary(hGLDLL);
     hGLDLL = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -938,7 +948,7 @@ int32_t loadglulibrary(const char *driver)
 {
     int32_t err=0;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined _WIN32
     if (hGLUDLL) return 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -990,14 +1000,14 @@ fail:
 
 int32_t unloadglulibrary(void)
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined _WIN32
     if (!hGLUDLL) return 0;
 #endif
 
     Bfree(glulibrary);
     glulibrary = NULL;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined _WIN32
     FreeLibrary(hGLUDLL);
     hGLUDLL = NULL;
 #else
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
index 27721df06..37ae0810b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,10 @@ static int32_t create_window_and_renderer(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t c, int32
             destroy_window_and_renderer();
             return -1;
         }
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        loadglextensions();
+#endif
     }
 
     sdl_texture = SDL_CreateTexture(sdl_renderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING, x, y);
@@ -1409,6 +1413,9 @@ int32_t setvideomode(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t c, int32_t fs)
                 initprintf("Unable to set video mode!\n");
                 return -1;
             }
+#ifdef _WIN32
+            loadglextensions();
+#endif
 # else
             destroy_window_and_renderer();
 
@@ -1431,6 +1438,9 @@ int32_t setvideomode(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t c, int32_t fs)
             initprintf("Unable to set video mode!\n");
             return -1;
         }
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        loadglextensions();
+#endif
         sdl_buffersurface = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SURFACE_FLAGS, x, y, c, 0, 0, 0, 0);
         if (!sdl_buffersurface)
         {