diff --git a/src/common/MediaFactory.hxx b/src/common/MediaFactory.hxx
index c768f9525..7c9174cbf 100644
--- a/src/common/MediaFactory.hxx
+++ b/src/common/MediaFactory.hxx
@@ -181,9 +181,18 @@ class MediaFactory
     #endif
     }
 
+    static bool supportsURL()
+    {
+    #if defined(SDL_SUPPORT) && SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 14)
+      return true;
+    #else
+      return false;
+    #endif
+    }
+
     static bool openURL(const string& url)
     {
-    #if defined(SDL_SUPPORT)
+    #if defined(SDL_SUPPORT) && SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 14)
       return SDLOpenURL(url);
     #else
       return false;
diff --git a/src/gui/AboutDialog.cxx b/src/gui/AboutDialog.cxx
index 3d810aba0..e9b852e83 100644
--- a/src/gui/AboutDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/AboutDialog.cxx
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ void AboutDialog::handleCommand(CommandSender* sender, int cmd, int data, int id
 
     case StaticTextWidget::kOpenUrlCmd:
     {
-      const string url = myDesc[id]->getUrl();
+      const string& url = myDesc[id]->getUrl();
 
-      if(url != EmptyString)
+      if(url != EmptyString && MediaFactory::supportsURL())
         MediaFactory::openURL(url);
       break;
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/Dialog.cxx b/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
index c85a4ca16..a7238e703 100644
--- a/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void Dialog::initHelp()
       _helpWidget->setToolTip("Click or press " + key + " for help.");
     }
 
-    if(hasHelp())
+    if(hasHelp() && MediaFactory::supportsURL())
       _helpWidget->clearFlags(Widget::FLAG_INVISIBLE);
     else
       _helpWidget->setFlags(Widget::FLAG_INVISIBLE);
diff --git a/src/gui/GameInfoDialog.cxx b/src/gui/GameInfoDialog.cxx
index c7c7e0aef..509b4495f 100644
--- a/src/gui/GameInfoDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/GameInfoDialog.cxx
@@ -1373,12 +1373,12 @@ void GameInfoDialog::eraseEEPROM()
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void GameInfoDialog::updateLink()
 {
-  const string link = myUrl->getText();
+  const string& link = myUrl->getText();
   const bool enable = startsWithIgnoreCase(link, "http://")
     || startsWithIgnoreCase(link, "https://")
     || startsWithIgnoreCase(link, "www.");
 
-  myUrlButton->setEnabled(enable);
+  myUrlButton->setEnabled(enable && MediaFactory::supportsURL());
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/gui/HelpDialog.cxx b/src/gui/HelpDialog.cxx
index ab48d7283..a227090e1 100644
--- a/src/gui/HelpDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/HelpDialog.cxx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ HelpDialog::HelpDialog(OSystem& osystem, DialogContainer& parent,
   myUpdateButton =
     new ButtonWidget(this, font, xpos, ypos, updButtonWidth, buttonHeight,
                      "Check for Update" + ELLIPSIS, kUpdateCmd);
+  myUpdateButton->setEnabled(MediaFactory::supportsURL());
   wid.push_back(myUpdateButton);
 
   xpos = _w - closeButtonWidth - HBORDER;
diff --git a/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx b/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
index eddf18741..ba44f345f 100644
--- a/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/LauncherDialog.cxx
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void LauncherDialog::addPathWidgets(int& ypos)
                                     buttonWidth, buttonHeight, helpIcon, kHelpCmd);
     const string key = instance().eventHandler().getMappingDesc(Event::UIHelp, EventMode::kMenuMode);
     myHelpButton->setToolTip("Click for help. (" + key + ")");
+    myHelpButton->setEnabled(MediaFactory::supportsURL());
     wid.push_back(myHelpButton);
   }
   ypos += lineHeight + Dialog::vGap() * 2;
@@ -1108,7 +1109,7 @@ void LauncherDialog::handleCommand(CommandSender* sender, int cmd,
 
     case RomInfoWidget::kClickedCmd:
     {
-      const string url = myRomInfoWidget->getUrl();
+      const string& url = myRomInfoWidget->getUrl();
 
       if(url != EmptyString)
         MediaFactory::openURL(url);