diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
index ba505f1e78..4cbebed934 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ static int WIN_GL_SetupWindowInternal(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
     }
 
     if (_this->gl_config.floatbuffers) {
+        *iAttr++ = WGL_PIXEL_TYPE_ARB;
         *iAttr++ = WGL_TYPE_RGBA_FLOAT_ARB;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
index 30563fc6e9..da252615f0 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static int X11_GL_GetAttributes(_THIS, Display *display, int screen, int *attrib
     }
 
     if (_this->gl_config.floatbuffers) {
+        attribs[i++] = GLX_RENDER_TYPE;
         attribs[i++] = GLX_RGBA_FLOAT_TYPE_ARB;
     }