diff --git a/src/x11_gamma.c b/src/x11_gamma.c
index 1ca0a8c1..44cd1139 100644
--- a/src/x11_gamma.c
+++ b/src/x11_gamma.c
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ void _glfwTerminateGammaRamp(void)
 
 void _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 {
+    // For now, don't support anything that is not GLFW_GAMMA_RAMP_SIZE
+    if (_glfwLibrary.originalRampSize != GLFW_GAMMA_RAMP_SIZE)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                      "X11/GLX: Failed to get gamma ramp due to size "
+                      "incompatibility");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (_glfwLibrary.X11.RandR.available &&
         !_glfwLibrary.X11.RandR.gammaBroken)
     {
@@ -153,6 +162,15 @@ void _glfwPlatformGetGammaRamp(GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 
 void _glfwPlatformSetGammaRamp(const GLFWgammaramp* ramp)
 {
+    // For now, don't support anything that is not GLFW_GAMMA_RAMP_SIZE
+    if (_glfwLibrary.originalRampSize != GLFW_GAMMA_RAMP_SIZE)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                      "X11/GLX: Failed to set gamma ramp due to size "
+                      "incompatibility");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (_glfwLibrary.X11.RandR.available &&
         !_glfwLibrary.X11.RandR.gammaBroken)
     {