diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
index 8ba1e1b888..9362bca740 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ _context_ready (gpointer data)
   display = gst_gl_context_get_display (GST_GL_CONTEXT (self->gst_gl_context));
   self->draw_context = gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (display,
       (guintptr) self->gl_context, GST_GL_PLATFORM_CGL,
-      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (NULL, NULL));
+      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (GST_GL_PLATFORM_CGL, NULL, NULL));
   gst_object_unref (display);
 
   if (!self->draw_context) {
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
index a8e4af0607..d4a286fa04 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (GstGLDisplay * display, guintptr handle,
   if (context_type == GST_GL_PLATFORM_CGL) {
     context_class->get_current_context =
         gst_gl_context_cocoa_get_current_context;
-    context_class->get_proc_address = _default_get_proc_address;
+    context_class->get_proc_address = gst_gl_context_default_get_proc_address;
   }
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_WGL
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (GstGLDisplay * display, guintptr handle,
   if (context_type == GST_GL_PLATFORM_EAGL) {
     context_class->get_current_context =
         gst_gl_context_eagl_get_current_context;
-    context_class->get_proc_address = _default_get_proc_address;
+    context_class->get_proc_address = gst_gl_context_default_get_proc_address;
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ gst_gl_context_get_proc_address_with_platform (GstGLPlatform context_type,
 
 /**
  * gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api:
+ * @platform: the #GstGLPlatform to retreive the API for
  * @major: (out): (allow-none): the major version
  * @minor: (out): (allow-none): the minor version
  *
@@ -519,7 +520,8 @@ gst_gl_context_get_proc_address_with_platform (GstGLPlatform context_type,
  * Since: 1.6
  */
 GstGLAPI
-gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (guint * major, guint * minor)
+gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (GstGLPlatform platform, guint * major,
+    guint * minor)
 {
   const GLubyte *(*GetString) (GLenum name);
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_OPENGL
@@ -533,10 +535,13 @@ gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (guint * major, guint * minor)
 
   while (ret != GST_GL_API_NONE) {
     /* FIXME: attempt to delve into the platform specific GetProcAddress */
-    GetString = gst_gl_context_default_get_proc_address (ret, "glGetString");
+    GetString =
+        gst_gl_context_get_proc_address_with_platform (platform, ret,
+        "glGetString");
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_OPENGL
     GetIntegerv =
-        gst_gl_context_default_get_proc_address (ret, "glGetIntegerv");
+        gst_gl_context_get_proc_address_with_platform (platform, ret,
+        "glGetIntegerv");
 #endif
     if (!GetString) {
       goto next;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
index ee8953e62e..16b9d11e25 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ gboolean      gst_gl_context_check_gl_version (GstGLContext * context, GstGLAPI
 gboolean      gst_gl_context_check_feature (GstGLContext *context, const gchar *feature);
 
 guintptr      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_context     (GstGLPlatform platform);
-GstGLAPI      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api         (guint *major, guint *minor);
+GstGLAPI      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api         (GstGLPlatform platform, guint *major, guint *minor);
 
 gboolean gst_gl_context_fill_info (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error);
 
diff --git a/tests/check/libs/gstglcontext.c b/tests/check/libs/gstglcontext.c
index d83d41d019..907d081ea6 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/gstglcontext.c
@@ -401,7 +401,9 @@ static void
 _fill_context_info (GstGLContext * context, struct context_info *info)
 {
   info->handle = gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_context (info->platform);
-  info->api = gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (&info->major, &info->minor);
+  info->api =
+      gst_gl_context_get_current_gl_api (info->platform, &info->major,
+      &info->minor);
 }
 
 GST_START_TEST (test_current_context)