diff --git a/melondsds_libretro.info.in b/melondsds_libretro.info.in
index 006c012..30bd267 100644
--- a/melondsds_libretro.info.in
+++ b/melondsds_libretro.info.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ is_experimental = "false"
 libretro_saves = "true"
 load_subsystem = "true"
 needs_fullpath = "false"
-required_hw_api = "OpenGL Core >= 3.1"
+required_hw_api = "OpenGL Core >= 3.2"
 savestate = "true"
 savestate_features = "serialized"
 single_purpose = "false"
diff --git a/src/libretro/render/opengl.cpp b/src/libretro/render/opengl.cpp
index 944c359..702bf99 100644
--- a/src/libretro/render/opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/libretro/render/opengl.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ MelonDsDs::OpenGLRenderState::OpenGLRenderState() {
     retro::debug(TracyFunction);
     glsm_ctx_params_t params = {};
 
-    // MelonDS DS wants an opengl 3.1 context, so glcore is required for mesa compatibility
+    // MelonDS needs at least OpenGL 3.2 for OpenGL renderer
+    // (it doesn't use the legacy fixed-function pipeline)
     params.context_type = RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_OPENGL_CORE;
     params.major = 3;
     params.minor = 2;