diff --git a/src/desktop/backends/glfw2.c b/src/desktop/backends/glfw2.c
index 26c706ec..47dd959c 100644
--- a/src/desktop/backends/glfw2.c
+++ b/src/desktop/backends/glfw2.c
@@ -150,6 +150,28 @@ bool platformInit(int32_t reqW, int32_t reqH, const char *title, bool headless)
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifdef GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MAJOR
+    if (gfx == SOFTWARE) {
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MAJOR, 1);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MINOR, 0);
+    } else if (gfx == LEGACY_GL) {
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MAJOR, 1);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MINOR, 1);
+    } else {
+#ifdef ENABLE_GLES
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MINOR, 0);
+#else
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_VERSION_MINOR, 2);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, GL_TRUE);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
+        glfwOpenWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_DEBUG_CONTEXT, GL_TRUE);
+#endif
+    }
+#endif
+
     // Init GLFW
     if (!glfwInit()) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to initialize GLFW\n");