diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_wgl.c b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_wgl.c
index bbb3beaf9e5..fc0796fe24b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_wgl.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/wgl/stw_wgl.c
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ wglChoosePixelFormat(
       return 0;
    if (ppfd->dwFlags & PFD_DRAW_TO_BITMAP)
       return 0;
-   if (ppfd->dwFlags & PFD_SUPPORT_GDI)
-      return 0;
    if (!(ppfd->dwFlags & PFD_STEREO_DONTCARE) && (ppfd->dwFlags & PFD_STEREO))
       return 0;