diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index e06bb92de..4a5b518b2 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ GameController::GameController(QObject* parent)
 	GBAInputMapInit(&m_threadContext.inputMap);
 
 #ifdef BUILD_SDL
-	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK | SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE);
+	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK | SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE);
 	m_sdlEvents.bindings = &m_threadContext.inputMap;
 	GBASDLInitEvents(&m_sdlEvents);
 	SDL_JoystickEventState(SDL_QUERY);