diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
index 9f5729a67..3b1c2a695 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
@@ -887,12 +887,20 @@ void PainterGL::setShaders(struct VDir* dir) {
 		return;
 	}
 #if defined(BUILD_GLES2) || defined(BUILD_GLES3)
+	if (!m_started) {
+		makeCurrent();
+	}
+
 	if (m_shader.passes) {
 		mGLES2ShaderDetach(reinterpret_cast<mGLES2Context*>(m_backend));
 		mGLES2ShaderFree(&m_shader);
 	}
 	mGLES2ShaderLoad(&m_shader, dir);
 	mGLES2ShaderAttach(reinterpret_cast<mGLES2Context*>(m_backend), static_cast<mGLES2Shader*>(m_shader.passes), m_shader.nPasses);
+
+	if (!m_started) {
+		m_gl->doneCurrent();
+	}
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -901,10 +909,18 @@ void PainterGL::clearShaders() {
 		return;
 	}
 #if defined(BUILD_GLES2) || defined(BUILD_GLES3)
+	if (!m_started) {
+		makeCurrent();
+	}
+
 	if (m_shader.passes) {
 		mGLES2ShaderDetach(reinterpret_cast<mGLES2Context*>(m_backend));
 		mGLES2ShaderFree(&m_shader);
 	}
+
+	if (!m_started) {
+		m_gl->doneCurrent();
+	}
 #endif
 }