diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
index 420eaf423..943314ef7 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-bool ViewerDisplayWidget::nouveau_check_done_ = false;
-#endif
-
 ViewerDisplayWidget::ViewerDisplayWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   ManagedDisplayWidget(parent),
   signal_cursor_color_(false),
@@ -199,21 +195,6 @@ void ViewerDisplayWidget::initializeGL()
   ManagedDisplayWidget::initializeGL();
 
   connect(context(), &QOpenGLContext::aboutToBeDestroyed, this, &ViewerDisplayWidget::ContextCleanup, Qt::DirectConnection);
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-  if (!nouveau_check_done_) {
-    const char* vendor = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(context()->functions()->glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
-
-    if (!strcmp(vendor, "nouveau")) {
-      // Working with Qt widgets in this function segfaults, so we queue the messagebox for later
-      QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this,
-                                "ShowNouveauWarning",
-                                Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    }
-
-    nouveau_check_done_ = true;
-  }
-#endif
 }
 
 void ViewerDisplayWidget::paintGL()
@@ -305,18 +286,6 @@ rational ViewerDisplayWidget::GetGizmoTime()
   return GetAdjustedTime(GetTimeTarget(), gizmos_, time_, NodeParam::kInput);
 }
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-void ViewerDisplayWidget::ShowNouveauWarning()
-{
-  QMessageBox::warning(this,
-                       tr("Driver Warning"),
-                       tr("Olive has detected your system is using the Nouveau graphics driver.\n\nThis driver is "
-                          "known to have stability and performance issues with Olive. It is highly recommended "
-                          "you install the proprietary NVIDIA driver before continuing to use Olive."),
-                       QMessageBox::Ok);
-}
-#endif
-
 void ViewerDisplayWidget::ContextCleanup()
 {
   makeCurrent();
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
index 5f18cc303..f8db608ef 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewerdisplay.h
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ private:
    */
   QMatrix4x4 matrix_;
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-  static bool nouveau_check_done_;
-#endif
-
   bool signal_cursor_color_;
 
   ViewerSafeMarginInfo safe_margin_;
@@ -184,13 +180,6 @@ private slots:
    */
   void ContextCleanup();
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-  /**
-   * @brief Shows warning messagebox if Nouveau is detected
-   */
-  void ShowNouveauWarning();
-#endif
-
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
index e6b0f8d34..146366390 100644
--- a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -417,6 +417,18 @@ void MainWindow::StatusBarDoubleClicked()
   task_man_panel_->raise();
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+void MainWindow::ShowNouveauWarning()
+{
+  QMessageBox::warning(this,
+                       tr("Driver Warning"),
+                       tr("Olive has detected your system is using the Nouveau graphics driver.\n\nThis driver is "
+                          "known to have stability and performance issues with Olive. It is highly recommended "
+                          "you install the proprietary NVIDIA driver before continuing to use Olive."),
+                       QMessageBox::Ok);
+}
+#endif
+
 void MainWindow::UpdateTitle()
 {
   if (Core::instance()->GetActiveProject()) {
@@ -632,6 +644,24 @@ void MainWindow::SetDefaultLayout()
               Qt::Vertical);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
+{
+  QMainWindow::showEvent(e);
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+  // Check for nouveau since that driver really doesn't work with Olive
+  QOffscreenSurface surface;
+  surface.create();
+  QOpenGLContext context;
+  context.create();
+  context.makeCurrent(&surface);
+  const char* vendor = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(context.functions()->glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
+  if (!strcmp(vendor, "nouveau")) {
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "ShowNouveauWarning", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 T *MainWindow::AppendPanelInternal(QList<T*>& list)
 {
diff --git a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
index 787eb2899..c9f349051 100644
--- a/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
+++ b/app/window/mainwindow/mainwindow.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public slots:
   void SetDefaultLayout();
 
 protected:
+  virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent* e) override;
+
   virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* e) override;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ private slots:
 
   void StatusBarDoubleClicked();
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+  void ShowNouveauWarning();
+#endif
+
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT