diff --git a/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m b/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
index 506fbf52be..c1b9a81d9a 100644
--- a/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
+++ b/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
@@ -889,13 +889,22 @@ static void
 gst_ca_opengl_layer_sink_thread_init_redisplay (GstCAOpenGLLayerSink * ca_sink)
 {
   const GstGLFuncs *gl = ca_sink->context->gl_vtable;
+  GError *error = NULL;
 
   ca_sink->redisplay_shader = gst_gl_shader_new (ca_sink->context);
 
-  if (!gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_vf_and_check
-      (ca_sink->redisplay_shader, &ca_sink->attr_position,
-          &ca_sink->attr_texture))
+  if (!(ca_sink->redisplay_shader = gst_gl_shader_new_default (ca_sink->context, &error))) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (ca_sink, "Failed to link shader: %s", error->message);
     gst_ca_opengl_layer_sink_cleanup_glthread (ca_sink);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  ca_sink->attr_position =
+      gst_gl_shader_get_attribute_location (ca_sink->redisplay_shader,
+      "a_position");
+  ca_sink->attr_texture =
+      gst_gl_shader_get_attribute_location (ca_sink->redisplay_shader,
+      "a_texcoord");
 
   if (gl->GenVertexArrays) {
     gl->GenVertexArrays (1, &ca_sink->vao);