diff --git a/ui/sdl2-gl.c b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
index 3be17d1079..5eca024823 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-gl.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static void sdl2_gl_render_surface(struct sdl2_console *scon)
     int ww, wh;
 
     SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(scon->real_window, scon->winctx);
-    sdl2_set_scanout_mode(scon, false);
 
     SDL_GetWindowSize(scon->real_window, &ww, &wh);
     surface_gl_setup_viewport(scon->gls, scon->surface, ww, wh);