Index: src/gfxinit.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/gfxinit.cpp	(revision 27772)
+++ src/gfxinit.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@
 	const bool animation_wanted = HasBit(_display_opt, DO_FULL_ANIMATION);
 	const char *cur_blitter = BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter()->GetName();
 
+	VideoDriver::GetInstance()->AcquireBlitterLock();
+
 	for (uint i = 0; i < lengthof(replacement_blitters); i++) {
 		if (animation_wanted && (replacement_blitters[i].animation == 0)) continue;
 		if (!animation_wanted && (replacement_blitters[i].animation == 1)) continue;
@@ -298,7 +300,10 @@
 		if (!IsInsideMM(depth_wanted_by_grf, replacement_blitters[i].min_grf_depth, replacement_blitters[i].max_grf_depth + 1)) continue;
 		const char *repl_blitter = replacement_blitters[i].name;
 
-		if (strcmp(repl_blitter, cur_blitter) == 0) return false;
+		if (strcmp(repl_blitter, cur_blitter) == 0) {
+			VideoDriver::GetInstance()->ReleaseBlitterLock();
+			return false;
+		}
 		if (BlitterFactory::GetBlitterFactory(repl_blitter) == NULL) continue;
 
 		DEBUG(misc, 1, "Switching blitter from '%s' to '%s'... ", cur_blitter, repl_blitter);
@@ -313,6 +318,8 @@
 		if (BlitterFactory::SelectBlitter(cur_blitter) == NULL || !VideoDriver::GetInstance()->AfterBlitterChange()) usererror("Failed to reinitialize video driver. Specify a fixed blitter in the config");
 	}
 
+	VideoDriver::GetInstance()->ReleaseBlitterLock();
+
 	return true;
 }
 
Index: src/video/sdl_v.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/video/sdl_v.cpp	(revision 27772)
+++ src/video/sdl_v.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -831,10 +831,17 @@
 
 bool VideoDriver_SDL::AfterBlitterChange()
 {
+	return CreateMainSurface(_screen.width, _screen.height);
+}
+
+void VideoDriver_SDL::AcquireBlitterLock()
+{
 	if (_draw_mutex != NULL) _draw_mutex->BeginCritical(true);
-	bool ret = CreateMainSurface(_screen.width, _screen.height);
+}
+
+void VideoDriver_SDL::ReleaseBlitterLock()
+{
 	if (_draw_mutex != NULL) _draw_mutex->EndCritical(true);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 #endif /* WITH_SDL */
Index: src/video/sdl_v.h
===================================================================
--- src/video/sdl_v.h	(revision 27772)
+++ src/video/sdl_v.h	(working copy)
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 	/* virtual */ bool AfterBlitterChange();
 
+	/* virtual */ void AcquireBlitterLock();
+
+	/* virtual */ void ReleaseBlitterLock();
+
 	/* virtual */ bool ClaimMousePointer();
 
 	/* virtual */ const char *GetName() const { return "sdl"; }
Index: src/video/video_driver.hpp
===================================================================
--- src/video/video_driver.hpp	(revision 27772)
+++ src/video/video_driver.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 	/**
 	 * Callback invoked after the blitter was changed.
+	 * This may only be called between AcquireBlitterLock and ReleaseBlitterLock.
 	 * @return True if no error.
 	 */
 	virtual bool AfterBlitterChange()
@@ -56,6 +57,18 @@
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Acquire any lock(s) required to be held when changing blitters.
+	 * These lock(s) may not be acquired recursively.
+	 */
+	virtual void AcquireBlitterLock() { }
+
+	/**
+	 * Release any lock(s) required to be held when changing blitters.
+	 * These lock(s) may not be acquired recursively.
+	 */
+	virtual void ReleaseBlitterLock() { }
+
 	virtual bool ClaimMousePointer()
 	{
 		return true;
Index: src/video/win32_v.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/video/win32_v.cpp	(revision 27772)
+++ src/video/win32_v.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1334,10 +1334,17 @@
 
 bool VideoDriver_Win32::AfterBlitterChange()
 {
+	return AllocateDibSection(_screen.width, _screen.height, true) && this->MakeWindow(_fullscreen);
+}
+
+void VideoDriver_Win32::AcquireBlitterLock()
+{
 	if (_draw_mutex != NULL) _draw_mutex->BeginCritical(true);
-	bool ret = AllocateDibSection(_screen.width, _screen.height, true) && this->MakeWindow(_fullscreen);
+}
+
+void VideoDriver_Win32::ReleaseBlitterLock()
+{
 	if (_draw_mutex != NULL) _draw_mutex->EndCritical(true);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 void VideoDriver_Win32::EditBoxLostFocus()
Index: src/video/win32_v.h
===================================================================
--- src/video/win32_v.h	(revision 27772)
+++ src/video/win32_v.h	(working copy)
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 	/* virtual */ bool AfterBlitterChange();
 
+	/* virtual */ void AcquireBlitterLock();
+
+	/* virtual */ void ReleaseBlitterLock();
+
 	/* virtual */ bool ClaimMousePointer();
 
 	/* virtual */ void EditBoxLostFocus();