diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
index 6a0420ae8..8cae68739 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ ADD_STAT (blit)
 // each platform has its own specific version of this function.
 void I_SetWindowTitle(const char* caption)
 {
+	auto Screen = static_cast<SDLFB *>(screen)->GetSDLWindow();
 	if (caption)
 		SDL_SetWindowTitle(static_cast<SDLFB *>(screen)->GetSDLWindow(), caption);
 	else