diff --git a/platform/windows/context_gl_win.cpp b/platform/windows/context_gl_win.cpp
index 8b57fdd9ceb..d312fbcb12b 100644
--- a/platform/windows/context_gl_win.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/context_gl_win.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #define WGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB 0x2092
 #define WGL_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB 0x2094
 #define WGL_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB 0x00000002
+#define WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB 0x9126
+#define WGL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB 0x00000001
 
 typedef HGLRC(APIENTRY *PFNWGLCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC)(HDC, HGLRC, const int *);
 
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ Error ContextGL_Win::initialize() {
 			WGL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 3, //we want a 3.3 context
 			WGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
 			//and it shall be forward compatible so that we can only use up to date functionality
+			WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, WGL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB,
 			WGL_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB, WGL_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB /*| _WGL_CONTEXT_DEBUG_BIT_ARB*/,
 			0
 		}; //zero indicates the end of the array
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 5770a67ba84..7ac9d6e0eb9 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -1093,7 +1093,6 @@ Error OS_Windows::initialize(const VideoMode &p_desired, int p_video_driver, int
 	gl_context->initialize();
 
 	RasterizerGLES3::register_config();
-
 	RasterizerGLES3::make_current();
 
 	gl_context->set_use_vsync(video_mode.use_vsync);
diff --git a/platform/x11/context_gl_x11.cpp b/platform/x11/context_gl_x11.cpp
index 20f22128618..0578c13b2c0 100644
--- a/platform/x11/context_gl_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/x11/context_gl_x11.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ Error ContextGL_X11::initialize() {
 		static int context_attribs[] = {
 			GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
 			GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
+			GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB,
 			GLX_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB /*|GLX_CONTEXT_DEBUG_BIT_ARB*/,
 			None
 		};