diff --git a/ext/gl/gstgloverlay.c b/ext/gl/gstgloverlay.c
index c23412d368..fa6c6c116f 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstgloverlay.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstgloverlay.c
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ gst_gl_overlay_load_jpeg (GstGLOverlay * overlay, FILE * fp)
   gst_video_info_align (&v_info, &v_align);
 
   mem_allocator =
-      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_allocator_find
-      (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME));
+      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default
+      (GST_GL_BASE_FILTER (overlay)->context));
   params =
       gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new (GST_GL_BASE_FILTER (overlay)->context,
       NULL, &v_info, 0, &v_align, GST_GL_TEXTURE_TARGET_2D);
@@ -813,8 +813,8 @@ gst_gl_overlay_load_png (GstGLOverlay * overlay, FILE * fp)
 
   gst_video_info_set_format (&v_info, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA, width, height);
   mem_allocator =
-      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_allocator_find
-      (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME));
+      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default
+      (GST_GL_BASE_FILTER (overlay)->context));
   params =
       gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new (GST_GL_BASE_FILTER (overlay)->context,
       NULL, &v_info, 0, NULL, GST_GL_TEXTURE_TARGET_2D);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbufferpool.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbufferpool.c
index 091142daee..16b5c9e843 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbufferpool.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbufferpool.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ gst_gl_buffer_pool_set_config (GstBufferPool * pool, GstStructure * config)
   if (allocator /* && GST_IS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (allocator) FIXME EGLImage */ ) {
     priv->allocator = gst_object_ref (allocator);
   } else {
-    priv->allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+    priv->allocator =
+        GST_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (glpool->context));
     g_assert (priv->allocator);
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index 466ce4de35..229b5a2dec 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -1173,3 +1173,22 @@ gst_gl_memory_setup_buffer (GstGLMemoryAllocator * allocator,
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+GstGLMemoryAllocator *
+gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (GstGLContext * context)
+{
+  GstGLMemoryAllocator *allocator = NULL;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_CONTEXT (context), NULL);
+
+  if (USING_OPENGL (context) || USING_OPENGL3 (context)
+      || USING_GLES3 (context)) {
+    allocator = (GstGLMemoryAllocator *)
+        gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+  } else {
+    allocator = (GstGLMemoryAllocator *)
+        gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+  }
+
+  return allocator;
+}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
index 7185a2d7bc..3dbf0ed1bf 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ gboolean                gst_gl_memory_setup_buffer          (GstGLMemoryAllocato
                                                              GstBuffer * buffer,
                                                              GstGLVideoAllocationParams * params);
 
+
+GstGLMemoryAllocator *  gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (GstGLContext *context);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _GST_GL_MEMORY_H_ */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgloverlaycompositor.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgloverlaycompositor.c
index 2f0a56b5a9..f7d0639d13 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgloverlaycompositor.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgloverlaycompositor.c
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ gst_gl_composition_overlay_upload (GstGLCompositionOverlay * overlay,
     GstGLBaseMemoryAllocator *mem_allocator;
     GstAllocator *allocator;
 
-    allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+    allocator =
+        GST_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (overlay->context));
     mem_allocator = GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (allocator);
 
     gst_gl_composition_overlay_add_transformation (overlay, buf);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index 447c9980db..f70fae9769 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ _gl_memory_upload_propose_allocation (gpointer impl, GstQuery * decide_query,
     GstAllocationParams params;
     gst_allocation_params_init (&params);
 
-    allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+    allocator =
+        GST_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (upload->
+            upload->context));
     gst_query_add_allocation_param (query, allocator, &params);
     gst_object_unref (allocator);
   }
@@ -696,9 +698,7 @@ _upload_meta_upload_perform (gpointer impl, GstBuffer * buffer,
   guint max_planes = GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (in_info);
   GstGLMemoryAllocator *allocator;
 
-  allocator =
-      GST_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_allocator_find
-      (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME));
+  allocator = gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (upload->upload->context);
 
   /* Support stereo views for separated multiview mode */
   if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_MULTIVIEW_MODE (in_info) ==
@@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ _raw_data_upload_perform (gpointer impl, GstBuffer * buffer,
   guint n_mem = GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (in_info);
 
   allocator =
-      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_allocator_find
-      (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME));
+      GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default
+      (raw->upload->context));
 
   /* FIXME Use a buffer pool to cache the generated textures */
   /* FIXME: multiview support with separated left/right frames? */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglviewconvert.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglviewconvert.c
index 7ebbd62b5d..c2776cba10 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglviewconvert.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglviewconvert.c
@@ -1897,7 +1897,9 @@ _gen_buffer (GstGLViewConvert * viewconvert, GstBuffer ** target)
 
   *target = gst_buffer_new ();
 
-  allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+  allocator =
+      GST_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default
+      (viewconvert->context));
   mem_allocator = GST_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (allocator);
   params = gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new (viewconvert->context, NULL,
       &viewconvert->out_info, 0, NULL, viewconvert->to_texture_target);
@@ -2037,7 +2039,8 @@ _do_view_convert (GstGLContext * context, GstGLViewConvert * viewconvert)
         gst_video_info_set_format (&temp_info, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA, out_width,
             out_height);
 
-        allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_PBO_ALLOCATOR_NAME);
+        allocator =
+            GST_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (context));
         base_mem_allocator = GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (allocator);
         params = gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new (context, NULL, &temp_info,
             0, NULL, viewconvert->to_texture_target);