diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
index d6d83aa2b..4f00fc053 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int Wayland_CreateWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
     data->egl_surface = SDL_EGL_CreateSurface(_this, (NativeWindowType) data->egl_window);
     
     if (data->egl_surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
-        return SDL_SetError("failed to create a window surface");;
+        return SDL_SetError("failed to create a window surface");
     }
 
     if (data->shell_surface) {