diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11gamma.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11gamma.c
index 805508f3a..326ce1a64 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11gamma.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11gamma.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int X11_SetVidModeGamma(_THIS, float red, float green, float blue)
 static int X11_GetGammaNoLock(_THIS, float *red, float *green, float *blue)
 {
 #ifdef XFREE86_VMGAMMA
-    if (use_vidmode >= 2) {
+    if (use_vidmode >= 200) {
         SDL_NAME(XF86VidModeGamma) gamma;
         if (SDL_NAME(XF86VidModeGetGamma)(SDL_Display, SDL_Screen, &gamma)) {
             *red   = gamma.red;