diff --git a/src/video/SDL_egl.c b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
index 928a1df2f..f9cdcda0a 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_egl.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ SDL_EGL_InitializeOffscreen(_THIS, int device)
     EGLint num_egl_devices = 0;
     const char *egl_device_hint;
 
-    if (_this->gl_config.driver_loaded != 1) {
+    if (_this->gl_config.driver_loaded <= 0) {
         return SDL_SetError("SDL_EGL_LoadLibraryOnly() has not been called or has failed.");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenopengl.c b/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenopengl.c
index 45a09e2bf..28d4b5f6b 100644
--- a/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenopengl.c
+++ b/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenopengl.c
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ OFFSCREEN_GL_LoadLibrary(_THIS, const char* path)
         return ret;
     }
 
+    /* driver_loaded gets incremented by SDL_GL_LoadLibrary when we return,
+       but SDL_EGL_InitializeOffscreen checks that we're loaded before then,
+       so temporarily bump it since we know that LoadLibraryOnly succeeded. */
+
+    _this->gl_config.driver_loaded++;
     ret = SDL_EGL_InitializeOffscreen(_this, 0);
+    _this->gl_config.driver_loaded--;
     if (ret != 0) {
         return ret;
     }