diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 80b1bb025c..466f312d5f 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ static bool SDL_CreateWindowTexture(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window,
         if (!render_driver) {
             render_driver = SDL_GetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER);
         }
+        if (render_driver && SDL_strcasecmp(render_driver, SDL_SOFTWARE_RENDERER) == 0) {
+            render_driver = NULL;
+        }
 
         char *render_driver_copy = NULL;
         if (render_driver && *render_driver) {