diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/arch_linux.h b/stepmania/src/arch/arch_linux.h
index ed9e3fa13e..7c64fd157e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/arch_linux.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/arch_linux.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GTK
 #include "LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.h"
-#else
-#include "LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.h"
 #endif
 
+/* Load this even if we have GTK, since we can fall back if GTK is missing. */
+#include "LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.h"
+
 #include "ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.h"
 
 #endif