diff --git a/src/video/quartz/SDL_QuartzVideo.m b/src/video/quartz/SDL_QuartzVideo.m
index d86974c66..df2d12762 100644
--- a/src/video/quartz/SDL_QuartzVideo.m
+++ b/src/video/quartz/SDL_QuartzVideo.m
@@ -837,8 +837,12 @@ static SDL_Surface* QZ_SetVideoFullScreen (_THIS, SDL_Surface *current, int widt
 
         /* Apparently Lion checks some version flag set by the linker
            and changes API behavior. Annoying. */
-#if (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < 1070)
-        {
+        if ( isLion ) {
+		[ qz_window setLevel:CGShieldingWindowLevel() ];
+		[ gl_context setView: window_view ];
+		[ gl_context setFullScreen ];
+		[ gl_context update ];
+	} else {
             CGLError err;
             CGLContextObj ctx;
 
@@ -850,13 +854,7 @@ static SDL_Surface* QZ_SetVideoFullScreen (_THIS, SDL_Surface *current, int widt
                 SDL_SetError ("Error setting OpenGL fullscreen: %s", CGLErrorString(err));
                 goto ERR_NO_GL;
             }
-        }
-#else
-        [ qz_window setLevel:CGShieldingWindowLevel() ];
-        [ gl_context setView: window_view ];
-        [ gl_context setFullScreen ];
-        [ gl_context update ];
-#endif
+	}
 
         [ window_view release ];
         [ gl_context makeCurrentContext];