diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.cpp
index e41d346f4f..49b85e299d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ namespace GLLoader {
 	bool found_GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store = false; // GLES3.1
 	bool found_GL_ARB_shader_subroutine = false;
 	bool found_GL_ARB_bindless_texture = false; // GL5 GPU?
+	bool found_GL_ARB_texture_barrier = false; // Well maybe supported by older hardware I don't know
 
 	// GL4.5 for the future (dx10/dx11 compatibility)
 	bool found_GL_ARB_clip_control = false;
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ namespace GLLoader {
 				// GL4.5
 				if (ext.compare("GL_ARB_direct_state_access") == 0) found_GL_ARB_direct_state_access = true;
 				if (ext.compare("GL_ARB_clip_control") == 0) found_GL_ARB_clip_control = true;
+				if (ext.compare("GL_ARB_texture_barrier") == 0) found_GL_ARB_texture_barrier = true;
 #else // ENABLE_GLES
 				if (ext.compare("GL_EXT_shader_io_blocks") == 0) found_GL_EXT_shader_io_blocks = true;
 #endif
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ namespace GLLoader {
 		// GL4.5
 		status &= status_and_override(found_GL_ARB_clip_control, "GL_ARB_clip_control");
 		status &= status_and_override(found_GL_ARB_direct_state_access, "GL_ARB_direct_state_access");
+		status &= status_and_override(found_GL_ARB_texture_barrier, "GL_ARB_texture_barrier");
 #else // ENABLE_GLES
 		status &= status_and_override(found_GL_EXT_shader_io_blocks, "GL_EXT_shader_io_blocks", true);
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.h b/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.h
index 080279a65b..25f3295527 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GLLoader.h
@@ -433,4 +433,5 @@ namespace GLLoader {
 	extern bool found_GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location;
 	extern bool found_GL_ARB_clip_control;
 	extern bool found_GL_ARB_direct_state_access;
+	extern bool found_GL_ARB_texture_barrier;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
index 8f949bdd52..168b6b4959 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void GSRendererOGL::DrawPrims(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureCache::Sour
 	om_bsel.wrgba = ~GSVector4i::load((int)context->FRAME.FBMSK).eq8(GSVector4i::xffffffff()).mask();
 
 	if (DATE) {
-		if (gl_TextureBarrier && !PrimitiveOverlap()) {
+		if (GLLoader::found_GL_ARB_texture_barrier && !PrimitiveOverlap()) {
 			DATE_GL45 = true;
 			DATE = false;
 		} else if (om_bsel.wa && (!context->TEST.ATE || context->TEST.ATST == ATST_ALWAYS)) {