diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
index 0c3ab5065..43760d0b1 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ X11_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_GLContext context)
         SDL_SetError("Unable to make GL context current");
         status = -1;
     }
-    XSync(display, False);
 
     return (status);
 }