diff --git a/src/main/main.cpp b/src/main/main.cpp
index 47630ad..e2ca1f9 100644
--- a/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ ultramodern::WindowHandle create_window(ultramodern::gfx_callbacks_t::gfx_data_t
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
     static_assert(false && "Unimplemented");
 #elif defined(__linux__)
-    if (wmInfo.subsystem != SDL_SYSWM_X11) {
-        exit_error("Unsupported SDL2 video driver \"%d\". Only X11 is supported on Linux.\n", wmInfo.subsystem);
+    if (wmInfo.subsystem != SDL_SYSWM_X11 && SDL_GetCurrentVideoDriver() != "x11" && SDL_GetCurrentVideoDriver() != "X11") {
+        exit_error("Unsupported SDL2 video driver \"%s\". Only X11 is supported on Linux.\n", SDL_GetCurrentVideoDriver());
     }
 
     return ultramodern::WindowHandle{ wmInfo.info.x11.display, wmInfo.info.x11.window };