diff --git a/src/Windowing/Silk.NET.Windowing.Sdl/SdlWindowing.cs b/src/Windowing/Silk.NET.Windowing.Sdl/SdlWindowing.cs
index ec4c39c71c..d80f5b99bc 100644
--- a/src/Windowing/Silk.NET.Windowing.Sdl/SdlWindowing.cs
+++ b/src/Windowing/Silk.NET.Windowing.Sdl/SdlWindowing.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ public static unsafe IView CreateFrom(void* handle, IGLContext? ctx = null)
         /// <summary>
         /// Prioritizes the SDL windowing platform over others.
         /// </summary>
-        public static void Use() => Window.PrioritizeSdl();
+        public static void Use()
+        {
+            RegisterPlatform(); // may not be done by reflection on NativeAOT
+            Window.PrioritizeSdl();
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the given view is an SDL view.