diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
index ff172d84d6..b53e21087e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ gst_gl_context_new (GstGLDisplay * display)
 
   user_choice = g_getenv ("GST_GL_PLATFORM");
   GST_INFO ("creating a context, user choice:%s", user_choice);
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_GLX
+  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "glx")))
+    context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_glx_new ());
+#endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
   if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 7, "egl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_egl_new ());
@@ -268,10 +272,6 @@ gst_gl_context_new (GstGLDisplay * display)
   if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 5, "cgl")))
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_cocoa_new ());
 #endif
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_GLX
-  if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "glx")))
-    context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_glx_new ());
-#endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_WGL
   if (!context && (!user_choice || g_strstr_len (user_choice, 3, "wgl"))) {
     context = GST_GL_CONTEXT (gst_gl_context_wgl_new ());