diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
index b2f0d8436..03b96b8c3 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_system.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void Mac_I_FatalError(const char* errortext);
 void Unix_I_FatalError(const char* errortext)
 {
 	// Close window or exit fullscreen and release mouse capture
-	SDL_Quit();
+	SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
 
 	const char *str;
 	if((str=getenv("KDE_FULL_SESSION")) && strcmp(str, "true") == 0)