diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
index 8030c8bcb..413909dc1 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
@@ -1313,6 +1313,15 @@ void sdlayer_setvideomode_opengl(void)
     glinfo.fbos = !!Bstrstr(glinfo.extensions, "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object") || !!Bstrstr(glinfo.extensions, "GL_OES_framebuffer_object");
 
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
+# ifdef DYNAMIC_GLEXT
+    if (glinfo.texcompr && (!bglCompressedTexImage2DARB || !bglGetCompressedTexImageARB))
+    {
+        // lacking the necessary extensions to do this
+        initprintf("Warning: the GL driver lacks necessary functions to use caching\n");
+        glinfo.texcompr = 0;
+    }
+# endif
+
     glinfo.bgra = !!Bstrstr(glinfo.extensions, "GL_EXT_bgra");
     glinfo.clamptoedge = !!Bstrstr(glinfo.extensions, "GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp") ||
                          !!Bstrstr(glinfo.extensions, "GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp");
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
index be12e252a..3b987e0f9 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
@@ -287,19 +287,8 @@ static int32_t texcache_enabled(void)
 #if defined EDUKE32_GLES || !defined USE_GLEXT
     return 0;
 #else
-    if (!glusetexcompr || !glusetexcache) return 0;
-
-    if (!glinfo.texcompr
-# ifdef DYNAMIC_GLEXT
-        || !bglCompressedTexImage2DARB || !bglGetCompressedTexImageARB
-# endif
-        )
-    {
-        // lacking the necessary extensions to do this
-        OSD_Printf("Warning: the GL driver lacks necessary functions to use caching\n");
-        glusetexcache = 0;
+    if (!glinfo.texcompr || !glusetexcompr || !glusetexcache)
         return 0;
-    }
 
     if (!texcache.index || texcache.filehandle < 0)
     {
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
index 8cdd27fc6..58ad8c12a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
@@ -2891,6 +2891,15 @@ static int32_t SetupOpenGL(int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t bitspp)
             {
                 // support texture compression
                 glinfo.texcompr = 1;
+
+#ifdef DYNAMIC_GLEXT
+                if (!bglCompressedTexImage2DARB || !bglGetCompressedTexImageARB)
+                {
+                    // lacking the necessary extensions to do this
+                    initprintf("Warning: the GL driver lacks necessary functions to use caching\n");
+                    glinfo.texcompr = 0;
+                }
+#endif
             }
             else if (!Bstrcmp((char *)p2, "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two"))
             {