diff --git a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
index d1eb62a55..4b50a248b 100644
--- a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
+++ b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 #endif
+#if defined (USE_SDL) && defined(LIN) && defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11)
 	SDL_EventState(SDL_SYSWMEVENT, SDL_ENABLE);
 	SDL_VERSION(&sdl_wminfo.version);
 	SDL_GetWMInfo(&sdl_wminfo);
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 	XA_CLIPBOARD = XInternAtom(sdl_wminfo.info.x11.display, "CLIPBOARD", 1);
 	XA_TARGETS = XInternAtom(sdl_wminfo.info.x11.display, "TARGETS", 1);
 	sdl_wminfo.info.x11.unlock_func();
+#endif
 	ui::Engine::Ref().g = new Graphics();
 	ui::Engine::Ref().Scale = scale;
 	inputScale = 1.0f/float(scale);