diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index ccf35d9c33d..b55e9c78938 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "playcampaign.hpp"
 #include "preferences_display.hpp"
 #include "replay.hpp"
+#include "sdl/exception.hpp"
 #include "serialization/binary_or_text.hpp"
 #include "serialization/parser.hpp"
 #include "serialization/validator.hpp"
@@ -721,6 +722,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		std::cerr << e.what()
 			<< "\n\nGame will be aborted.\n";
 		return 1;
+	} catch(const sdl::texception& e) {
+		std::cerr << e.what();
+		return 1;
 	} catch(game::error &) {
 		// A message has already been displayed.
 		return 1;