diff --git a/video/out/gl_x11.c b/video/out/gl_x11.c
index 99239d0b30..2ed0bfbef5 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_x11.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_x11.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static bool create_context_x11_gl3(struct MPGLContext *ctx, bool debug)
                                                     glx_ctx->fbc, 0, True,
                                                     context_attribs);
     if (!context) {
-        MP_FATAL(vo, "Could not create GLX context!\n");
+        MP_ERR(vo, "Could not create GL3 context. Retrying with legacy context.\n");
         return false;
     }