diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
index 803b6a08d3..ba505f1e78 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
@@ -549,11 +549,11 @@ static int WIN_GL_ChoosePixelFormatARB(_THIS, int *iAttribs, float *fAttribs)
             _this->gl_data->wglChoosePixelFormatARB(hdc, iAttribs, fAttribs,
                                                     1, &pixel_format,
                                                     &matching);
-        }
 
-        /* Check whether we actually got an SRGB capable buffer */
-        _this->gl_data->wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB(hdc, pixel_format, 0, 1, &qAttrib, &srgb);
-        _this->gl_config.framebuffer_srgb_capable = srgb;
+            /* Check whether we actually got an SRGB capable buffer */
+            _this->gl_data->wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB(hdc, pixel_format, 0, 1, &qAttrib, &srgb);
+            _this->gl_config.framebuffer_srgb_capable = srgb;
+        }
 
         _this->gl_data->wglMakeCurrent(hdc, NULL);
         _this->gl_data->wglDeleteContext(hglrc);