diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
index e819b9cef1..77f48f1d80 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     return -1;
   }
 
+  SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 2);
+  SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
+
   sdl_message_event = SDL_RegisterEvents (1);
   g_assert (sdl_message_event != -1);
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
index 932896220e..41e37f21c3 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/sdlshare2.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     return -1;
   }
 
+  SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 2);
+  SDL_GL_SetAttribute (SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
+
   /* Create a 640x480 OpenGL screen */
   sdl_window =
       SDL_CreateWindow ("SDL and gst-plugins-gl", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,