diff --git a/src/sdl.c b/src/sdl.c
index a49d02e..95b3a1f 100644
--- a/src/sdl.c
+++ b/src/sdl.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void sdl_init(int width, int height, bool fullscreen) {
     exit(1);
   }
 
-  SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(SDL_TRUE);
   renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED | SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC);
   if (!renderer) {
     printf("SDL_CreateRenderer failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
@@ -72,6 +71,9 @@ void sdl_init(int width, int height, bool fullscreen) {
 
 void sdl_loop() {
   SDL_Event event;
+
+  SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(SDL_TRUE);
+
   while(!done && SDL_WaitEvent(&event)) {
     switch (sdlinput_handle_event(&event)) {
     case SDL_QUIT_APPLICATION: