diff --git a/cl_dll/cdll_int.cpp b/cl_dll/cdll_int.cpp
index d71659e9..80b45e31 100644
--- a/cl_dll/cdll_int.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/cdll_int.cpp
@@ -305,3 +305,8 @@ void DLLEXPORT HUD_MobilityInterface( mobile_engfuncs_t *gpMobileEngfuncs )
 		return;
 	gMobileEngfuncs = gpMobileEngfuncs;
 }
+
+bool isXashFWGS()
+{
+	return gMobileEngfuncs != NULL;
+}
diff --git a/cl_dll/cl_util.h b/cl_dll/cl_util.h
index 1996543d..23f12230 100644
--- a/cl_dll/cl_util.h
+++ b/cl_dll/cl_util.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 //
 // cl_util.h
 //
-
+#ifndef CL_UTIL_H
+#define CL_UTIL_H
 #include "exportdef.h"
 #include "cvardef.h"
 
@@ -179,3 +180,6 @@ inline void UnpackRGB( int &r, int &g, int &b, unsigned long ulRGB )\
 }
 
 HSPRITE LoadSprite( const char *pszName );
+
+bool isXashFWGS();
+#endif
diff --git a/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp b/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
index 829fd4b2..06b25a33 100644
--- a/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/hud_redraw.cpp
@@ -235,29 +235,35 @@ int CHud::DrawHudString( int xpos, int ypos, int iMaxX, const char *szIt, int r,
 
 int DrawUtfString( int xpos, int ypos, int iMaxX, const char *szIt, int r, int g, int b )
 {
-	// xash3d: reset unicode state
-	gEngfuncs.pfnVGUI2DrawCharacterAdditive( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 );
-
-	// draw the string until we hit the null character or a newline character
-	for( ; *szIt != 0 && *szIt != '\n'; szIt++ )
+	if (isXashFWGS())
 	{
-		int w = gHUD.m_scrinfo.charWidths['M'];
-		if( xpos + w  > iMaxX )
-			return xpos;
-		if( ( *szIt == '^' ) && ( *( szIt + 1 ) >= '0') && ( *( szIt + 1 ) <= '7') )
+		// xash3d: reset unicode state
+		gEngfuncs.pfnVGUI2DrawCharacterAdditive( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 );
+
+		// draw the string until we hit the null character or a newline character
+		for( ; *szIt != 0 && *szIt != '\n'; szIt++ )
 		{
-			szIt++;
-			r = colors[*szIt - '0'][0];
-			g = colors[*szIt - '0'][1];
-			b = colors[*szIt - '0'][2];
-			if( !*(++szIt) )
+			int w = gHUD.m_scrinfo.charWidths['M'];
+			if( xpos + w  > iMaxX )
 				return xpos;
+			if( ( *szIt == '^' ) && ( *( szIt + 1 ) >= '0') && ( *( szIt + 1 ) <= '7') )
+			{
+				szIt++;
+				r = colors[*szIt - '0'][0];
+				g = colors[*szIt - '0'][1];
+				b = colors[*szIt - '0'][2];
+				if( !*(++szIt) )
+					return xpos;
+			}
+			int c = (unsigned int)(unsigned char)*szIt;
+			xpos += gEngfuncs.pfnVGUI2DrawCharacterAdditive( xpos, ypos, c, r, g, b, 0 );
 		}
-		int c = (unsigned int)(unsigned char)*szIt;
-		xpos += gEngfuncs.pfnVGUI2DrawCharacterAdditive( xpos, ypos, c, r, g, b, 0 );
+		return xpos;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return gHUD.DrawHudString(xpos, ypos, iMaxX, szIt, r, g, b);
 	}
-
-	return xpos;
 }
 
 int CHud::DrawHudStringLen( const char *szIt )
diff --git a/cl_dll/input_mouse.cpp b/cl_dll/input_mouse.cpp
index 724824cd..8d57091b 100644
--- a/cl_dll/input_mouse.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/input_mouse.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "input_mouse.h"
 #include "exportdef.h"
 #include "hud.h"
+#include "cl_util.h"
 
 // shared between backends
 Vector dead_viewangles(0, 0, 0);
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void IN_Shutdown( void )
 void IN_Init( void )
 {
 #ifdef SUPPORT_GOLDSOURCE_INPUT
-	if (gMobileEngfuncs) {
+	if (isXashFWGS()) {
 		gEngfuncs.Con_Printf( "FWGS Xash3D input is in use\n" );
 		currentInput = &fwgsInput;
 	} else {