diff --git a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
index 8deb02796..d02c07f95 100644
--- a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bool Renderer::createWindow()
 {
     LOG(LogInfo) << "Creating window...";
 
-    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
+    if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
         LOG(LogError) << "Couldn't initialize SDL: " << SDL_GetError();
         return false;
     }