diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 2254344217..23d9665e47 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -260,12 +260,14 @@ static bool gl_shader_init(gl_t *gl)
    }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GLSL
-   if (gl->core_context && RARCH_SHADER_CG)
+#ifdef HAVE_CG
+   if (gl->core_context && backend == &gl_cg_backend)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("[GL]: Cg cannot be used with core GL context. Falling back to GLSL.\n");
       backend = &gl_glsl_backend;
       shader_path = NULL;
    }
+#endif
 #endif
 
    gl->shader = backend;
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
index 2276f30402..48ce91e630 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 static const shader_backend_t *shader_ctx_drivers[] = {
-#ifdef HAVE_CG
-   &gl_cg_backend,
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_GLSL
    &gl_glsl_backend,
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CG
+   &gl_cg_backend,
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_HLSL
    &hlsl_backend,
 #endif