diff --git a/engine/platform/nswitch/sys_nswitch.c b/engine/platform/nswitch/sys_nswitch.c
index bba21009..805a8147 100644
--- a/engine/platform/nswitch/sys_nswitch.c
+++ b/engine/platform/nswitch/sys_nswitch.c
@@ -119,7 +119,4 @@ void NSwitch_Init( void )
 void NSwitch_Shutdown( void )
 {
 	printf( "%s\n", __func__ );
-	// force deinit everything SDL-related to avoid issues with changing games
-	if ( SDL_WasInit( 0 ) )
-		SDL_Quit( );
 }
diff --git a/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c b/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
index 50f0c4b9..4cc161a6 100644
--- a/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
+++ b/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
@@ -68,4 +68,6 @@ void SDLash_Init( void )
 void SDLash_Shutdown( void )
 {
 	SDLash_FreeCursors();
+
+	SDL_Quit();
 }