diff --git a/ultramodern/include/ultramodern/renderer_wrapper.hpp b/ultramodern/include/ultramodern/renderer_wrapper.hpp
index bbbf55d..b7cf957 100644
--- a/ultramodern/include/ultramodern/renderer_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/ultramodern/include/ultramodern/renderer_wrapper.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace ultramodern {
                 virtual std::string get_graphics_api_name() const = 0;
                 virtual std::optional<uint32_t> get_target_framerate() const = 0;
 
-                auto operator<=>(const GraphicsConfig& rhs) const = default;
+                virtual bool is_equal(const GraphicsConfig& rhs) const = 0;
         };
 
         enum class SetupResult {
diff --git a/ultramodern/src/events.cpp b/ultramodern/src/events.cpp
index a4a13cd..953652e 100644
--- a/ultramodern/src/events.cpp
+++ b/ultramodern/src/events.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void gfx_thread_func(uint8_t* rdram, moodycamel::LightweightSemaphore* thread_re
             }
             else if (const auto* config_action = std::get_if<UpdateConfigAction>(&action)) {
                 auto new_config = ultramodern::renderer::get_graphics_config();
-                if (*old_config != *new_config) {
+                if (!old_config->is_equal(*new_config)) {
                     renderer_context->update_config(old_config, new_config);
                     old_config = new_config;
                 }