diff --git a/project/jni/application/xserver/gfx.c b/project/jni/application/xserver/gfx.c
index 1e8a716db..73c1e2418 100644
--- a/project/jni/application/xserver/gfx.c
+++ b/project/jni/application/xserver/gfx.c
@@ -826,9 +826,8 @@ void XSDL_generateBackground(const char * port, int showHelp, int resolutionW, i
 void XSDL_showServerLaunchErrorMessage()
 {
 	showErrorMessage(	"Error: X server failed to launch.\n\n"
-						"This may happen because of SELinux,\n"
-						"or because installation was corrupted.\n"
-						"Either way, this app will not work, which is sad.");
+						"Try to use different display number,\n"
+						"or reboot your device.");
 }
 
 void showErrorMessage(const char *msg)
diff --git a/project/jni/application/xserver/main.c b/project/jni/application/xserver/main.c
index f82983389..8ef64df82 100644
--- a/project/jni/application/xserver/main.c
+++ b/project/jni/application/xserver/main.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 		__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "XSDL", "> %s", args[i]);
 
 	// We should never quit. If that happens, then the server did not start - try with different port number.
-	atexit( &retryLaunchWithDifferentPort );
+	atexit( &showError );
 
 	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "XSDL", "XSDL chdir to: %s", getenv("SECURE_STORAGE_DIR"));
 	chdir( getenv("SECURE_STORAGE_DIR") ); // Megahack: change /proc/self/cwd to the X.org data dir, and use /proc/self/cwd path in libX11
@@ -196,18 +196,9 @@ void setupEnv(void)
 	sprintf( buf, "%s/usr/share/X11/locale", getenv("SECURE_STORAGE_DIR") );
 }
 
-void retryLaunchWithDifferentPort(void)
+void showError(void)
 {
-	int portNum = atoi(port + 1);
-	if (portNum > 10)
-	{
-		// Server was ultimately unable to start - show error and exit
-		XSDL_initSDL();
-		XSDL_showServerLaunchErrorMessage();
-		XSDL_deinitSDL();
-		return;
-	}
-	sprintf(port, ":%d", portNum + 1);
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "XSDL", "XSDL launch failed, retrying with new display number %s", port);
-	SDL_ANDROID_RestartMyself(port);
+	XSDL_initSDL();
+	XSDL_showServerLaunchErrorMessage();
+	XSDL_deinitSDL();
 }