diff --git a/xpra/client/gl/backing.py b/xpra/client/gl/backing.py
index 3ccbe3c0db..6e91a77c2a 100644
--- a/xpra/client/gl/backing.py
+++ b/xpra/client/gl/backing.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     glActiveTexture, glTexSubImage2D,
     glViewport,
     glGenTextures, glDisable,
-    glBindTexture, glPixelStorei, glEnable, glFlush,
+    glBindTexture, glPixelStorei, glFlush,
     glBindBuffer, glGenBuffers, glBufferData, glDeleteBuffers,
     glTexParameteri,
     glTexImage2D,
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ def overlay_texture(self, texture: int, x: int, y: int, w: int, h: int) -> None:
         # paint this texture
         glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0)
         target = GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE
-        glEnable(target)
         glBindTexture(target, texture)
 
         wh = self.render_size[1]
diff --git a/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py b/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
index c2b60fa289..837af192eb 100644
--- a/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
+++ b/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def GLArea(alpha:bool) -> Gtk.GLArea:
     glarea.set_has_alpha(alpha)
     glarea.set_has_depth_buffer(False)
     glarea.set_has_stencil_buffer(False)
-    glarea.set_required_version(3, 0)
+    glarea.set_required_version(3, 2)
     return glarea