diff --git a/gfx/common/gl_common.h b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
index 8fe344e433..db94c1a268 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ typedef struct gl
    bool have_full_npot_support;
    bool have_mipmap;
 
-   bool egl_images;
    bool overlay_enable;
    bool overlay_full_screen;
    bool menu_texture_enable;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 262292ca93..c717513f74 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -544,11 +544,9 @@ static void gl_init_textures_data(gl_t *gl)
 static void gl_init_textures(gl_t *gl, const video_info_t *video)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   GLenum internal_fmt, texture_type = 0, texture_fmt = 0;
-
-   /* Use regular textures if we use HW render. */
-   gl->egl_images = !gl->hw_render_use && gl_check_capability(GL_CAPS_EGLIMAGE) &&
-      video_context_driver_init_image_buffer(video);
+   GLenum internal_fmt = gl->internal_fmt;
+   GLenum texture_type = gl->texture_type;
+   GLenum texture_fmt  = gl->texture_fmt;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PSGL
    if (!gl->pbo)
@@ -560,10 +558,6 @@ static void gl_init_textures(gl_t *gl, const video_info_t *video)
          NULL, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
 #endif
 
-   internal_fmt = gl->internal_fmt;
-   texture_type = gl->texture_type;
-   texture_fmt  = gl->texture_fmt;
-
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGLES) && !defined(HAVE_PSGL)
    /* GLES is picky about which format we use here.
     * Without extensions, we can *only* render to 16-bit FBOs. */
@@ -1339,7 +1333,7 @@ static void gl_set_nonblock_state(void *data, bool state)
    context_bind_hw_render(true);
 }
 
-static bool resolve_extensions(gl_t *gl, const char *context_ident)
+static bool resolve_extensions(gl_t *gl, const char *context_ident, const video_info_t *video)
 {
    settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
 
@@ -1365,7 +1359,7 @@ static bool resolve_extensions(gl_t *gl, const char *context_ident)
    video_driver_unset_rgba();
 
    if (gl->renderchain_driver->resolve_extensions)
-      gl->renderchain_driver->resolve_extensions(gl, gl->renderchain_data, context_ident);
+      gl->renderchain_driver->resolve_extensions(gl, gl->renderchain_data, context_ident, video);
 
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGLES) && !defined(HAVE_PSGL)
    if (!gl_check_capability(GL_CAPS_BGRA8888))
@@ -1790,7 +1784,7 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
    glBlendEquation(GL_FUNC_ADD);
 
-   if (!resolve_extensions(gl, ctx_driver->ident))
+   if (!resolve_extensions(gl, ctx_driver->ident, video))
       goto error;
 
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
index 97e1a36c45..3ed9b0eb1e 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 typedef struct gl2_renderchain
 {
+   bool egl_images;
    bool has_fp_fbo;
    bool has_srgb_fbo_gles3;
    bool has_srgb_fbo;
@@ -1253,7 +1254,7 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_copy_frame(
    }
 #elif defined(HAVE_OPENGLES)
 #if defined(HAVE_EGL)
-   if (gl->egl_images)
+   if (chain->egl_images)
    {
       gfx_ctx_image_t img_info;
       bool new_egl    = false;
@@ -1449,7 +1450,8 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_init_textures_reference(
       unsigned internal_fmt, unsigned texture_fmt,
       unsigned texture_type)
 {
-   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+   gl_t                 *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+   gl2_renderchain_t *chain = (gl2_renderchain_t*)chain_data;
 #ifdef HAVE_PSGL
    glTextureReferenceSCE(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1,
          gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h, 0,
@@ -1457,7 +1459,7 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_init_textures_reference(
          gl->tex_w * gl->base_size,
          gl->tex_w * gl->tex_h * i * gl->base_size);
 #else
-   if (gl->egl_images)
+   if (chain->egl_images)
       return;
 
    gl_load_texture_image(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
@@ -1471,8 +1473,10 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_init_textures_reference(
 }
 
 static void gl2_renderchain_resolve_extensions(void *data,
-      void *chain_data, const char *context_ident)
+      void *chain_data, const char *context_ident,
+      const video_info_t *video)
 {
+   gl_t              *gl            = (gl_t*)data;
    gl2_renderchain_t *chain         = (gl2_renderchain_t*)chain_data;
    settings_t *settings             = config_get_ptr();
 
@@ -1486,6 +1490,10 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_resolve_extensions(void *data,
 
    if (!settings->bools.video_force_srgb_disable)
       chain->has_srgb_fbo           = gl_check_capability(GL_CAPS_SRGB_FBO);
+
+   /* Use regular textures if we use HW render. */
+   chain->egl_images                = !gl->hw_render_use && gl_check_capability(GL_CAPS_EGLIMAGE) &&
+      video_context_driver_init_image_buffer(video);
 }
 
 gl_renderchain_driver_t gl2_renderchain = {
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 1519bdc7a3..43bbef97ca 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ typedef struct gl_renderchain_driver
    void (*resolve_extensions)(
          void *data,
          void *chain_data,
-         const char *context_ident);
+         const char *context_ident,
+         const video_info_t *video);
    const char *ident;
 } gl_renderchain_driver_t;