diff --git a/video/out/vo_opengl_cb.c b/video/out/vo_opengl_cb.c
index 6c425e390d..7accfc1a92 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_opengl_cb.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_opengl_cb.c
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ struct mpv_opengl_cb_context *mp_opengl_create(struct mpv_global *g,
     pthread_mutex_init(&ctx->lock, NULL);
     pthread_cond_init(&ctx->wakeup, NULL);
 
-    ctx->gl = talloc_zero(ctx, GL);
-
     ctx->global = g;
     ctx->log = mp_log_new(ctx, g->log, "opengl-cb");
     ctx->client_api = client_api;
@@ -174,6 +172,8 @@ int mpv_opengl_cb_init_gl(struct mpv_opengl_cb_context *ctx, const char *exts,
     if (ctx->renderer)
         return MPV_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
+    ctx->gl = talloc_zero(ctx, GL);
+
     mpgl_load_functions2(ctx->gl, get_proc_address, get_proc_address_ctx,
                          exts, ctx->log);
     ctx->renderer = gl_video_init(ctx->gl, ctx->log, ctx->global);