diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c b/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
index bbdc6af472..e208e17215 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ bool gl_check_capability(enum gl_capability_enum enum_idx)
       case GL_CAPS_ARGB8:
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGLES
          if (gl_query_extension("OES_rgb8_rgba8")
-               || gl_query_extension("ARM_argb8"))
+               || gl_query_extension("ARM_rgba8")
+                  || major >= 3)
             return true;
 #else
          /* TODO/FIXME - implement this for non-GLES? */