diff --git a/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp b/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
index 8cea6be506..0863719a88 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ static std::optional<std::string_view> InitializeSDL()
 	/* Check if the video-driver is already initialized. */
 	if (SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) return std::nullopt;
 
+#ifdef SDL_HINT_APP_NAME
+	SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_APP_NAME, "OpenTTD");
+#endif
+
 	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) return SDL_GetError();
 	return std::nullopt;
 }
@@ -568,10 +572,6 @@ std::optional<std::string_view> VideoDriver_SDL_Base::Start(const StringList &pa
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SDL_HINT_APP_NAME
-	SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_APP_NAME, "OpenTTD");
-#endif
-
 	this->startup_display = FindStartupDisplay(GetDriverParamInt(param, "display", -1));
 
 	if (!CreateMainSurface(_cur_resolution.width, _cur_resolution.height, false)) {