diff --git a/ui/app/egl.go b/ui/app/egl.go
index ee07993e..8a0d9d79 100644
--- a/ui/app/egl.go
+++ b/ui/app/egl.go
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ func createSurfaceAndMakeCurrent(eglCtx *eglContext, win _EGLNativeWindowType) (
 	}
 	surfAttribs = append(surfAttribs, _EGL_NONE)
 	eglSurf := eglCreateWindowSurface(eglCtx.disp, eglCtx.config, win, surfAttribs)
+	if eglSurf == nilEGLSurface && eglCtx.srgb {
+		// Try again without sRGB
+		eglCtx.srgb = false
+		surfAttribs = []_EGLint{_EGL_NONE}
+		eglSurf = eglCreateWindowSurface(eglCtx.disp, eglCtx.config, win, surfAttribs)
+	}
 	if eglSurf == nilEGLSurface {
 		return nilEGLSurface, fmt.Errorf("newContext: eglCreateWindowSurface failed 0x%x (sRGB=%v)", eglGetError(), eglCtx.srgb)
 	}