diff --git a/compositingprefs.cpp b/compositingprefs.cpp
index 187435eea7..1650133ca1 100644
--- a/compositingprefs.cpp
+++ b/compositingprefs.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ void CompositingPrefs::detect()
     if (!haveContext) {
         canDetect = initEGLContext();
     }
-    if (canDetect) {
-        detectDriverAndVersion();
-    }
     if (!haveContext) {
         deleteEGLContext();
     }
@@ -202,9 +199,7 @@ void CompositingPrefs::detect()
     if (hasglx13)
         oldreaddrawable = glXGetCurrentReadDrawable();
 
-    if (initGLXContext()) {
-        detectDriverAndVersion();
-    }
+    initGLXContext();
     if (hasglx13)
         glXMakeContextCurrent(display(), olddrawable, oldreaddrawable, oldcontext);
     else
@@ -365,12 +360,5 @@ void CompositingPrefs::deleteEGLContext()
 #endif
 }
 
-void CompositingPrefs::detectDriverAndVersion()
-{
-    GLPlatform *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
-    gl->detect();
-    gl->printResults();
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/compositingprefs.h b/compositingprefs.h
index a0dbc2458d..ec4e47a2c3 100644
--- a/compositingprefs.h
+++ b/compositingprefs.h
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
-    void detectDriverAndVersion();
-
     bool initGLXContext();
     void deleteGLXContext();
     bool initEGLContext();
diff --git a/scene_opengl_egl.cpp b/scene_opengl_egl.cpp
index d0ce3608c4..87690bff8d 100644
--- a/scene_opengl_egl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl_egl.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ SceneOpenGL::SceneOpenGL(Workspace* ws)
         kError(1212) << "Required support for binding pixmaps to EGLImages not found, disabling compositing";
         return;
     }
+    GLPlatform *glPlatform = GLPlatform::instance();
+    glPlatform->detect();
+    glPlatform->printResults();
     initGL();
     if (!hasGLExtension("GL_OES_EGL_image")) {
         kError(1212) << "Required extension GL_OES_EGL_image not found, disabling compositing";
diff --git a/scene_opengl_glx.cpp b/scene_opengl_glx.cpp
index e75275aaa1..1ec57631d3 100644
--- a/scene_opengl_glx.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl_glx.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ SceneOpenGL::SceneOpenGL(Workspace* ws)
     if (!initRenderingContext())
         return; // error
     // Initialize OpenGL
+    GLPlatform *glPlatform = GLPlatform::instance();
+    glPlatform->detect();
+    glPlatform->printResults();
     initGL();
 
-    GLPlatform *glPlatform = GLPlatform::instance();
     if (glPlatform->isSoftwareEmulation()) {
         kError(1212) << "OpenGL Software Rasterizer detected. Falling back to XRender.";
         QTimer::singleShot(0, Workspace::self(), SLOT(fallbackToXRenderCompositing()));