diff --git a/libvo/gl_common.c b/libvo/gl_common.c
index ed31a00ceb..192906285c 100644
--- a/libvo/gl_common.c
+++ b/libvo/gl_common.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ static void glSetupYUVFragprog(gl_conversion_params_t *params) {
     memcpy(chrom_scale_texs, lum_scale_texs, sizeof(chrom_scale_texs));
   else
     create_scaler_textures(YUV_CHROM_SCALER(type), &cur_texu, chrom_scale_texs);
-  glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS, &i);
+  glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS, &i);
   if (i < cur_texu)
     mp_msg(MSGT_VO, MSGL_ERR,
            "[gl] %i texture units needed for this type of YUV fragment support (found %i)\n",
diff --git a/libvo/gl_common.h b/libvo/gl_common.h
index 1ff5e7371d..2408b1a2e9 100644
--- a/libvo/gl_common.h
+++ b/libvo/gl_common.h
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@
 #ifndef GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_POSITION
 #define GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_POSITION 0x864B
 #endif
+#ifndef GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS
+#define GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS 0x8872
+#endif
 #ifndef GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_STRING
 #define GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_STRING 0x8874
 #endif