diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
index df5d7551a3..23a29367b3 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ void glResolveFunctions(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         }
     } else {
         if (haveArbRobustness) {
-            GLint value = 0;
-            glGetIntegerv(GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, &value);
-            if (value & GL_CONTEXT_FLAG_ROBUST_ACCESS_BIT_ARB) {
+            if (hasGLVersion(3, 0)) {
+                GLint value = 0;
+                glGetIntegerv(GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, &value);
+                if (value & GL_CONTEXT_FLAG_ROBUST_ACCESS_BIT_ARB) {
+                    robustContext = true;
+                }
+            } else {
                 robustContext = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 955782f315..4165998e7c 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -488,8 +488,10 @@ void SceneOpenGL::initDebugOutput()
                 // empirical data shows extension doesn't work
                 return;
             }
+        } else if (!hasGLVersion(3, 0)) {
+            return;
         }
-        // can only be queried with either OpenGL or OpenGL ES of at least 3.1
+        // can only be queried with either OpenGL >= 3.0 or OpenGL ES of at least 3.1
         GLint value = 0;
         glGetIntegerv(GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, &value);
         if (!(value & GL_CONTEXT_FLAG_DEBUG_BIT)) {