diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_x11/evas_x_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_x11/evas_x_main.c
index 31463e984d..8ee6dfc440 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_x11/evas_x_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/gl_x11/evas_x_main.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ eng_window_new(Display *disp,
    XVisualInfo *vi_use;
    const GLubyte *vendor, *renderer, *version;
    
-   if (!_evas_gl_x11_vi[screen]) return NULL;
-   
    if (screen >= MAXSCRN)
      {
         ERR("Screen #%i beyond the maximum # of supported screens (%i)",
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ eng_window_new(Display *disp,
         return NULL;
      }
    
+   if (!_evas_gl_x11_vi[screen]) return NULL;
+   
    gw = calloc(1, sizeof(Evas_GL_X11_Window));
    if (!gw) return NULL;