diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
index 2ececf75..390835f5 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public final class Display {
 	 *
 	 * @throws LWJGLException If the context could not be released
 	 */
-	public void releaseContext() throws LWJGLException {
+	public static void releaseContext() throws LWJGLException {
 		if (!isCreated())
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Display is not created");
 		if (context.isCurrent())