diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
index e056523013..42cc95d94e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcolorconvert.c
@@ -690,9 +690,13 @@ _YUV_to_RGB (GstGLColorConvert * convert)
   GstVideoFormat out_format = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&convert->out_info);
   const gchar *out_format_str = gst_video_format_to_string (out_format);
   gchar *pixel_order = _RGB_pixel_order ("rgba", out_format_str);
+#ifdef GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EAGL
+  gboolean texture_rg = FALSE;
+#else
   gboolean texture_rg =
       gst_gl_context_check_feature (convert->context, "GL_EXT_texture_rg")
       || gst_gl_context_check_feature (convert->context, "GL_ARB_texture_rg");
+#endif
 
   info->out_n_textures = 1;
 
@@ -885,9 +889,13 @@ _GRAY_to_RGB (GstGLColorConvert * convert)
   GstVideoFormat out_format = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&convert->out_info);
   const gchar *out_format_str = gst_video_format_to_string (out_format);
   gchar *pixel_order = _RGB_pixel_order ("rgba", out_format_str);
+#ifdef GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EAGL
+  gboolean texture_rg = FALSE;
+#else
   gboolean texture_rg =
       gst_gl_context_check_feature (convert->context, "GL_EXT_texture_rg")
       || gst_gl_context_check_feature (convert->context, "GL_ARB_texture_rg");
+#endif
 
   info->in_n_textures = 1;
   info->out_n_textures = 1;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index 54582552b1..94ce468f83 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -193,9 +193,13 @@ GstVideoGLTextureType
 gst_gl_texture_type_from_format (GstGLContext * context,
     GstVideoFormat v_format, guint plane)
 {
+#ifdef GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EAGL
+  gboolean texture_rg = FALSE;
+#else
   gboolean texture_rg =
       gst_gl_context_check_feature (context, "GL_EXT_texture_rg")
       || gst_gl_context_check_feature (context, "GL_ARB_texture_rg");
+#endif
   guint n_plane_components;
 
   switch (v_format) {