diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 				this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON, _video_hw_accel);
 				this->SetWidgetDirty(WID_GO_VIDEO_ACCEL_BUTTON);
 #ifndef __APPLE__
+				this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON, _video_hw_accel && _video_vsync);
 				this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON, !_video_hw_accel);
 				this->SetWidgetDirty(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON);
 #endif
@@ -968,7 +969,7 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_REFRESH_RATE_DROPDOWN, _video_vsync);
 
 #ifndef __APPLE__
-		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON, _video_vsync);
+		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON, _video_hw_accel && _video_vsync);
 		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_VIDEO_VSYNC_BUTTON, !_video_hw_accel);
 #endif