diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextWGL.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextWGL.cc
index 2b832100..2e91c5fa 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextWGL.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextWGL.cc
@@ -630,7 +630,9 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_ContextWGL::initializeDrawingContext()
      * Then use brute force. */
     glEnable(GL_POINT_SPRITE);
   }
 
+#ifdef WITH_OPENGL_BACKEND
   initClearGL();
+#endif
   ::SwapBuffers(m_hDC);
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG