diff --git a/src/conio/sdl_con.c b/src/conio/sdl_con.c
index ddce82b28451056a451feca827bf3b86b9f98378..0915dfb8d8686266a3a0cb9ffc25e76b3b12c47d 100644
--- a/src/conio/sdl_con.c
+++ b/src/conio/sdl_con.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ int sdl_video_event_thread(void *data)
 
 int sdl_initciolib(int mode)
 {
-	if(init_sdl_video)
+	if(init_sdl_video())
 		return(-1);
 	if(init_sdl_video()==-1)
 		return(-1);