diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
index a9089804..baa47160 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -1386,10 +1386,13 @@ void MainWindow::createScreenPanel()
         if (!hasOGL)
             delete panelGL;
  
-        panel = panelGL;
-        panelGL->setMouseTracking(true);
-        mouseTimer = panelGL->setupMouseTimer();
-        connect(mouseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [=] { if (Config::MouseHide) panelGL->setCursor(Qt::BlankCursor);});
+        if (hasOGL)
+        {
+            panel = panelGL;
+            panelGL->setMouseTracking(true);
+            mouseTimer = panelGL->setupMouseTimer();
+            connect(mouseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [=] { if (Config::MouseHide) panelGL->setCursor(Qt::BlankCursor);});
+        }
     }
 
     if (!hasOGL)