diff --git a/video/out/gl_wayland.c b/video/out/gl_wayland.c
index ca98a26c63..3e54f11962 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_wayland.c
@@ -183,12 +183,14 @@ static void releaseGlContext_wayland(MPGLContext *ctx)
     GL *gl = ctx->gl;
     struct vo_wayland_state *wl = ctx->vo->wayland;
 
-    gl->Finish();
-    eglReleaseThread();
-    wl_egl_window_destroy(wl->egl_context.egl_window);
-    eglDestroySurface(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, wl->egl_context.egl_surface);
-    eglMakeCurrent(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, NULL, NULL, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
-    eglDestroyContext(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, wl->egl_context.egl.ctx);
+    if (wl->egl_context.egl.ctx) {
+        gl->Finish();
+        eglReleaseThread();
+        wl_egl_window_destroy(wl->egl_context.egl_window);
+        eglDestroySurface(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, wl->egl_context.egl_surface);
+        eglMakeCurrent(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, NULL, NULL, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+        eglDestroyContext(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy, wl->egl_context.egl.ctx);
+    }
     eglTerminate(wl->egl_context.egl.dpy);
     wl->egl_context.egl.ctx = NULL;
 }