diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java
index 8e69a595d8..365434aab3 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class ImmediateWindowHandler {
             try {
                 return (String) NV_VERSION.invoke(null);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("How did you get here?", e);
+                return "3.2"; // Vanilla sets 3.2 in com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.Window
             }
         }