diff --git a/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp b/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
index fcf5d969d..d3123ab6e 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ bool OpenGLHostDisplay::CreateRenderDevice(const WindowInfo& wi, std::string_vie
   if (!m_gl_context)
   {
     Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create any GL context");
+    m_gl_context.reset();
     return false;
   }