diff --git a/glx/glxcmds.c b/glx/glxcmds.c
index 8a9a1d3b0..d9d22019b 100644
--- a/glx/glxcmds.c
+++ b/glx/glxcmds.c
@@ -308,16 +308,14 @@ DoCreateContext(__GLXclientState * cl, GLXContextID gcId,
     glxc->drawPriv = NULL;
     glxc->readPriv = NULL;
 
-    /* Register this context as a resource.
+    /* Add the new context to the various global tables of GLX contexts.
      */
-    if (!AddResource(gcId, __glXContextRes, (pointer)glxc)) {
+    if (!__glXAddContext(glxc)) {
         (*glxc->destroy) (glxc);
         client->errorValue = gcId;
         return BadAlloc;
     }
 
-    __glXAddToContextList(glxc);
-
     return Success;
 }
 
diff --git a/glx/glxext.c b/glx/glxext.c
index 599f02931..8d168d8a3 100644
--- a/glx/glxext.c
+++ b/glx/glxext.c
@@ -157,11 +157,18 @@ DrawableGone(__GLXdrawable * glxPriv, XID xid)
     return True;
 }
 
-void
-__glXAddToContextList(__GLXcontext * cx)
+Bool
+__glXAddContext(__GLXcontext * cx)
 {
+    /* Register this context as a resource.
+     */
+    if (!AddResource(cx->id, __glXContextRes, (pointer)cx)) {
+	return False;
+    }
+
     cx->next = glxAllContexts;
     glxAllContexts = cx;
+    return True;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/glx/glxext.h b/glx/glxext.h
index 7cd5cb49f..9b0978b93 100644
--- a/glx/glxext.h
+++ b/glx/glxext.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 extern GLboolean __glXFreeContext(__GLXcontext * glxc);
 extern void __glXFlushContextCache(void);
 
-extern void __glXAddToContextList(__GLXcontext * cx);
+extern Bool __glXAddContext(__GLXcontext * cx);
 extern void __glXErrorCallBack(GLenum code);
 extern void __glXClearErrorOccured(void);
 extern GLboolean __glXErrorOccured(void);