diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
index 8dbe8d82c..f16d78d6c 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ X11_CreateWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
     ) {
 #if SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_EGL  
         if (!_this->egl_data) {
-            X11_XDestroyWindow(display, w);
             return -1;
         }
 
@@ -645,7 +644,6 @@ X11_CreateWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
         windowdata->egl_surface = SDL_EGL_CreateSurface(_this, (NativeWindowType) w);
 
         if (windowdata->egl_surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
-            X11_XDestroyWindow(display, w);
             return SDL_SetError("Could not create GLES window surface");
         }
 #else