diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglsl.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglsl.c
index ce01a6ca31..63dbcb7716 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglsl.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglsl.c
@@ -897,7 +897,12 @@ _mangle_version_profile_from_gl_api (GstGLContext * context,
       *profile = GST_GLSL_PROFILE_ES;
     }
   } else if (gl_api & GST_GL_API_OPENGL) {
-    *version = GST_GLSL_VERSION_110;
+    /* We only use GST_GL_API_OPENGL3 from 3.1, but nothing prevents us from
+     * using 3.0/1.30 GLSSL with GL2 API */
+    if (gl_major >= 3)
+      *version = GST_GLSL_VERSION_130;
+    else
+      *version = GST_GLSL_VERSION_110;
     *profile = GST_GLSL_PROFILE_COMPATIBILITY;
   }
 }