diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ErrorHandler.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ErrorHandler.cs
index 10b0e5e764..6b0d5afa48 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ErrorHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/ErrorHandler.cs
@@ -15,27 +15,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 {
 	static class ErrorHandler
 	{
-		public static void CheckGlVersion()
-		{
-			var versionString = OpenGL.glGetString(OpenGL.GL_VERSION);
-			var version = versionString.Contains(" ") ? versionString.Split(' ')[0].Split('.') : versionString.Split('.');
-
-			var major = 0;
-			if (version.Length > 0)
-				int.TryParse(version[0], out major);
-
-			var minor = 0;
-			if (version.Length > 1)
-				int.TryParse(version[1], out minor);
-
-			Console.WriteLine("Detected OpenGL version: {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
-			if (major < 2)
-			{
-				OpenGL.WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires OpenGL version 2.0 or greater and detected {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
-				throw new InvalidProgramException("OpenGL Version Error: See graphics.log for details.");
-			}
-		}
-
 		public static void CheckGlError()
 		{
 			var n = OpenGL.glGetError();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenGL.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenGL.cs
index 43edffbc7e..ffb5a38d9e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenGL.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/OpenGL.cs
@@ -335,8 +335,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 		public delegate int CheckFramebufferStatus(int target);
 		public static CheckFramebufferStatus glCheckFramebufferStatus { get; private set; }
 
-		public static void LoadDelegates()
+		public static void Initialize()
 		{
+			CheckGlVersion();
+
+			if (SDL.SDL_GL_ExtensionSupported("GL_EXT_framebuffer_object") == SDL.SDL_bool.SDL_FALSE)
+			{
+				OpenGL.WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object.\n"
+					+ "Please try updating your GPU driver to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.");
+				throw new InvalidProgramException("Missing OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object. See graphics.log for details.");
+			}
+
 			glFlush = Bind<Flush>("glFlush");
 			glViewport = Bind<Viewport>("glViewport");
 			glClear = Bind<Clear>("glClear");
@@ -410,6 +419,29 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			return (T)(object)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(SDL.SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(name), typeof(T));
 		}
 
+		static void CheckGlVersion()
+		{
+			var versionString = OpenGL.glGetString(OpenGL.GL_VERSION);
+			var version = versionString.Contains(" ") ? versionString.Split(' ')[0].Split('.') : versionString.Split('.');
+
+			var major = 0;
+			if (version.Length > 0)
+				int.TryParse(version[0], out major);
+
+			var minor = 0;
+			if (version.Length > 1)
+				int.TryParse(version[1], out minor);
+
+			Console.WriteLine("Detected OpenGL version: {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
+			if (major < 2)
+			{
+				OpenGL.WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires OpenGL version 2.0 or greater and detected {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
+				throw new InvalidProgramException("OpenGL Version Error: See graphics.log for details.");
+			}
+
+			ErrorHandler.CheckGlError();
+		}
+
 		public static void WriteGraphicsLog(string message)
 		{
 			Log.Write("graphics", message);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsDevice.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsDevice.cs
index 0577a6587d..858aa0c0c2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsDevice.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2GraphicsDevice.cs
@@ -76,16 +76,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 			if (context == IntPtr.Zero || SDL.SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(window, context) < 0)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Can not create OpenGL context. (Error: {0})".F(SDL.SDL_GetError()));
 
-			OpenGL.LoadDelegates();
-			ErrorHandler.CheckGlVersion();
-			ErrorHandler.CheckGlError();
-
-			if (SDL.SDL_GL_ExtensionSupported("GL_EXT_framebuffer_object") == SDL.SDL_bool.SDL_FALSE)
-			{
-				OpenGL.WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object.\n"
-					+ "Please try updating your GPU driver to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.");
-				throw new InvalidProgramException("Missing OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object. See graphics.log for details.");
-			}
+			OpenGL.Initialize();
 
 			OpenGL.glEnableVertexAttribArray(Shader.VertexPosAttributeIndex);
 			ErrorHandler.CheckGlError();