diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index bc8ad5ae..1a17203b 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		DEBUG_SetupConsole();
 #endif
 
-		if ( SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO|SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER
+		if ( SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO|SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_TIMER|SDL_INIT_CDROM
 #ifndef DISABLE_JOYSTICK
 		|SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK