diff --git a/src/OpenGL/libEGL/libEGL.cpp b/src/OpenGL/libEGL/libEGL.cpp
index 3f7fff8..f8a8879 100644
--- a/src/OpenGL/libEGL/libEGL.cpp
+++ b/src/OpenGL/libEGL/libEGL.cpp
@@ -1136,11 +1136,13 @@
 	egl::Display *display = egl::Display::get(dpy);
 	egl::Surface *eglSurface = (egl::Surface*)surface;
 
-	RecursiveLockGuard lock(egl::getDisplayLock(display));
-
-	if(!validateSurface(display, eglSurface))
 	{
-		return EGL_FALSE;
+		RecursiveLockGuard lock(egl::getDisplayLock(display));
+
+		if(!validateSurface(display, eglSurface))
+		{
+			return EGL_FALSE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if(surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE)