diff --git a/android/jni/app-android.cpp b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
index 22b086cc0d..8174b1ab53 100644
--- a/android/jni/app-android.cpp
+++ b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ extern "C" void Java_org_ppsspp_ppsspp_NativeRenderer_displayInit(JNIEnv * env,
 
 	if (javaGL && !graphicsContext) {
 		graphicsContext = new AndroidJavaEGLGraphicsContext();
+	} else if (!graphicsContext) {
+		_assert_msg_(G3D, false, "No graphics context in displayInit?");
 	}
 
 	if (renderer_inited) {
@@ -750,7 +752,6 @@ extern "C" void Java_org_ppsspp_ppsspp_NativeRenderer_displayInit(JNIEnv * env,
 		NativeShutdownGraphics();
 		NativeDeviceRestore();
 		NativeInitGraphics(graphicsContext);
-
 		ILOG("Restored.");
 	} else {
 		ILOG("NativeApp.displayInit() first time");