diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index a2d63502..81bd8ead 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ inline int next_p2 (int a )
     return rval;
 }
 
+void glError(const char* GLcall, const char* file, const int line) {
+  GLenum errCode = glGetError();
+  if(errCode!=GL_NO_ERROR) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "OPENGL ERROR #%i: in file %s on line %i :: %s\n",errCode,file, line, GLcall);
+    }
+  }
+
 #if CAP_GLFONT
 
 struct glfont_t {
@@ -353,13 +360,6 @@ struct glfont_t {
 
 glfont_t *glfont[256];
 
-void glError(const char* GLcall, const char* file, const int line) {
-  GLenum errCode = glGetError();
-  if(errCode!=GL_NO_ERROR) {
-    // fprintf(stderr, "OPENGL ERROR #%i: in file %s on line %i :: %s\n",errCode,file, line, GLcall);
-    }
-  }
-
 void sdltogl(SDL_Surface *txt, glfont_t& f, int ch) {
 #if CAP_TABFONT
   int otwidth, otheight, tpix[3000], tpixindex = 0;
diff --git a/rug.cpp b/rug.cpp
index f37fde1d..1e7669fc 100644
--- a/rug.cpp
+++ b/rug.cpp
@@ -1124,10 +1124,10 @@ void drawRugScene() {
 
 #ifndef GLES_ONLY
   glLightModeli(GL_LIGHT_MODEL_TWO_SIDE, GL_TRUE);
-  GLERR("lighting");
 #else
   glLightModelx(GL_LIGHT_MODEL_TWO_SIDE, GL_TRUE);
 #endif
+  GLERR("lighting");
 
   glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);
   glEnable(GL_LIGHT0);