diff --git a/auto/src/glew_init_wgl.c b/auto/src/glew_init_wgl.c
index e7659f1..e66de42 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_init_wgl.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_init_wgl.c
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ GLenum wglewContextInit (WGLEW_CONTEXT_ARG_DEF_LIST)
 {
   GLboolean crippled;
   /* find wgl extension string query functions */
-  if (_wglewGetExtensionsStringARB == NULL)
-    _wglewGetExtensionsStringARB = (PFNWGLGETEXTENSIONSSTRINGARBPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)"wglGetExtensionsStringARB");
-  if (_wglewGetExtensionsStringEXT == NULL)
-    _wglewGetExtensionsStringEXT = (PFNWGLGETEXTENSIONSSTRINGEXTPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)"wglGetExtensionsStringEXT");
+  _wglewGetExtensionsStringARB = (PFNWGLGETEXTENSIONSSTRINGARBPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)"wglGetExtensionsStringARB");
+  _wglewGetExtensionsStringEXT = (PFNWGLGETEXTENSIONSSTRINGEXTPROC)glewGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)"wglGetExtensionsStringEXT");
   /* initialize extensions */
   crippled = _wglewGetExtensionsStringARB == NULL && _wglewGetExtensionsStringEXT == NULL;