diff --git a/src/video/SDL_egl.c b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
index 58939053c..3358f47b8 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_egl.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
@@ -438,8 +438,6 @@ SDL_EGL_LoadLibraryOnly(_THIS, const char *egl_path)
     LOAD_FUNC_EGLEXT(eglQueryDevicesEXT);
     LOAD_FUNC_EGLEXT(eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT);
 
-    _this->gl_config.driver_loaded = 1;
-
     if (path) {
         SDL_strlcpy(_this->gl_config.driver_path, path, sizeof(_this->gl_config.driver_path) - 1);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengles.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengles.m
index a45a9f57c..0f551de10 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengles.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengles.m
@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ Cocoa_GLES_SetupWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
 
 
     if (_this->egl_data == NULL) {
+        SDL_assert(!_this->gl_config.driver_loaded);
         if (SDL_EGL_LoadLibrary(_this, NULL, EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY, 0) < 0) {
             SDL_EGL_UnloadLibrary(_this);
             return -1;
         }
+        _this->gl_config.driver_loaded = 1;
     }
   
     /* Create the GLES window surface */
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengles.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengles.c
index e4bfe49cc..5ee46d83c 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengles.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengles.c
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ WIN_GLES_SetupWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
     SDL_Window *current_win = SDL_GL_GetCurrentWindow();
     SDL_GLContext current_ctx = SDL_GL_GetCurrentContext();
 
-
     if (_this->egl_data == NULL) {
+        SDL_assert(!_this->gl_config.driver_loaded);
         if (SDL_EGL_LoadLibrary(_this, NULL, EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY, 0) < 0) {
             SDL_EGL_UnloadLibrary(_this);
             return -1;
         }
+        _this->gl_config.driver_loaded = 1;
     }
   
     /* Create the GLES window surface */