diff --git a/gfx/context/drm_egl_ctx.c b/gfx/context/drm_egl_ctx.c
index 89e5e1a92e..5accd9148f 100644
--- a/gfx/context/drm_egl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/drm_egl_ctx.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_bind_hw_render(void *data, bool enable)
 {
    (void)data;
    g_use_hw_ctx = enable;
-   if (g_egl_dpy)
+   if (g_egl_dpy && g_egl_surf)
       eglMakeCurrent(g_egl_dpy, g_egl_surf, g_egl_surf, enable ? g_egl_hw_ctx : g_egl_ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/context/glx_ctx.c b/gfx/context/glx_ctx.c
index c2dd6ba027..f1fb9a0802 100644
--- a/gfx/context/glx_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/glx_ctx.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_bind_hw_render(void *data, bool enable)
    (void)data;
    g_use_hw_ctx = enable;
 
-   if (g_dpy)
+   if (g_dpy && g_glx_win)
    {
       //RARCH_LOG("[GLX]: Binding context (%s): %p\n", enable ? "RetroArch" : "HW render", enable ? (void*)g_hw_ctx : (void*)g_ctx);
       glXMakeContextCurrent(g_dpy, g_glx_win, g_glx_win, enable ? g_hw_ctx : g_ctx);
diff --git a/gfx/context/xegl_ctx.c b/gfx/context/xegl_ctx.c
index ec8b1a7ede..01f792a13b 100644
--- a/gfx/context/xegl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/xegl_ctx.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_bind_hw_render(void *data, bool enable)
 {
    (void)data;
    g_use_hw_ctx = enable;
-   if (g_egl_dpy)
+   if (g_egl_dpy && g_egl_surf)
       eglMakeCurrent(g_egl_dpy, g_egl_surf, g_egl_surf, enable ? g_egl_hw_ctx : g_egl_ctx);
 }