diff --git a/mupen64plus-gui/oglwindow.cpp b/mupen64plus-gui/oglwindow.cpp
index 24b3624..bad36f8 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-gui/oglwindow.cpp
+++ b/mupen64plus-gui/oglwindow.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OGLWindow::OGLWindow(QSurfaceFormat _format, QWindow *parent)
 {
     ogl_init = 0;
     setSurfaceType(QWindow::OpenGLSurface);
+    setFormat(_format);
     m_context.setFormat(_format);
     m_context.create();
 }