diff --git a/examples/sdl_opengl3_example/main.cpp b/examples/sdl_opengl3_example/main.cpp
index 21cc8f2a..94ef6594 100644
--- a/examples/sdl_opengl3_example/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/sdl_opengl3_example/main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 int main(int, char**)
 {
     // Setup SDL
-    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) != 0)
+    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0)
     {
         printf("Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
         return -1;
diff --git a/examples/sdl_opengl_example/main.cpp b/examples/sdl_opengl_example/main.cpp
index e9574e2f..f42e7faf 100644
--- a/examples/sdl_opengl_example/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/sdl_opengl_example/main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 int main(int, char**)
 {
     // Setup SDL
-    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) != 0)
+    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0)
     {
         printf("Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
         return -1;