diff --git a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
index 1d352ed04d..3023311752 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.cpp
@@ -3441,6 +3441,15 @@ ServerWindow::MakeWindow(BRect frame, const char* name,
 }
 
 
+/* static */
+bool
+ServerWindow::_SupportsDirectMode()
+{
+	return false;
+	// TODO: For now, since it's broken
+}
+
+
 status_t
 ServerWindow::_EnableDirectWindowMode()
 {
@@ -3449,6 +3458,9 @@ ServerWindow::_EnableDirectWindowMode()
 		return B_ERROR;
 	}
 
+	if (!ServerWindow::_SupportsDirectMode())
+		return B_ERROR;
+
 	fDirectWindowData = new (nothrow) DirectWindowData;
 	if (fDirectWindowData == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.h b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.h
index 9bbadd62ef..fc400e66e0 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/ServerWindow.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ private:
 	virtual void				_PrepareQuit();
 	virtual void				_GetLooperName(char* name, size_t size);
 
+		static	bool				_SupportsDirectMode();
 			status_t			_EnableDirectWindowMode();
 
 			void				_SetCurrentView(View* view);