diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
index d177df8b77..14f27928c1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ gst_gl_context_new (GstGLDisplay * display)
   GST_INFO ("creating a context for display %" GST_PTR_FORMAT
       ", user choice:%s", display, user_choice);
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_CGL
-  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 5, "cgl")))
+  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "cgl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_cocoa_new (display));
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_GLX
@@ -318,16 +318,15 @@ gst_gl_context_new (GstGLDisplay * display)
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_glx_new (display));
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
-  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 7, "egl")))
+  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "egl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_egl_new (display));
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_WGL
-  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "wgl"))) {
+  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "wgl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_wgl_new (display));
-  }
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EAGL
-  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 5, "eagl")))
+  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 4, "eagl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_eagl_new (display));
 #endif