diff --git a/ui/sdl2-gl.c b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
index 5eca024823..fbac3edbc0 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-gl.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@ QEMUGLContext sdl2_gl_create_context(DisplayGLCtx *dgc,
                                      QEMUGLParams *params)
 {
     struct sdl2_console *scon = container_of(dgc, struct sdl2_console, dgc);
-    SDL_GLContext ctx;
+    SDL_GLContext ctx, current_ctx;
 
     assert(scon->opengl);
 
+    current_ctx = SDL_GL_GetCurrentContext();
+
     SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(scon->real_window, scon->winctx);
 
     SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_SHARE_WITH_CURRENT_CONTEXT, 1);
@@ -167,6 +169,9 @@ QEMUGLContext sdl2_gl_create_context(DisplayGLCtx *dgc,
                             SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_ES);
         ctx = SDL_GL_CreateContext(scon->real_window);
     }
+
+    SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(scon->real_window, current_ctx);
+
     return (QEMUGLContext)ctx;
 }