diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8dabe9d..c4edca42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ See the [GLFW documentation](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/).
  - Allowed character callback to be triggered regardless of modifier keys
  - Bugfix: The `-Wall` flag was not used with Clang and other GCC compatibles
  - Bugfix: The default for `GLFW_ALPHA_BITS` was set to zero
+ - Bugfix: `glfwInit` would segfault if monitor enumeration failed and no error
+           callback was set
  - [Win32] Added `_GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL` for forcing the swap interval
            to be set even when DWM compositing is enabled
  - [Win32] Added support for forcing the use of the high-performance GPU
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 4e334d0e..d34abea7 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ GLFWAPI int glfwInit(void)
     _glfw.monitors = _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(&_glfw.monitorCount);
     if (_glfw.monitors == NULL)
     {
-        _glfwErrorCallback(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "No monitors found");
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "No monitors found");
         _glfwPlatformTerminate();
         return GL_FALSE;
     }