diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/LinuxDisplay.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/LinuxDisplay.java
index c01113a9..87101e10 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/LinuxDisplay.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/LinuxDisplay.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ final class LinuxDisplay implements DisplayImplementation {
 	}
 	
 	private static boolean isXrandrSupported() {
-		if (Boolean.getBoolean("LWJGL_DISABLE_XRANDR"))
+		if (Display.getPrivilegedBoolean("LWJGL_DISABLE_XRANDR"))
 			return false;
 		lockAWT();
 		try {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ final class LinuxDisplay implements DisplayImplementation {
 	private static native boolean nIsXF86VidModeSupported() throws LWJGLException;
 
 	private static boolean isNetWMFullscreenSupported() throws LWJGLException {
-		if (Boolean.getBoolean("LWJGL_DISABLE_NETWM"))
+		if (Display.getPrivilegedBoolean("LWJGL_DISABLE_NETWM"))
 			return false;
 		lockAWT();
 		try {