diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
index 7d4a5c8a01..01cc153b76 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ gl_gs_frame::gl_gs_frame(QScreen* screen, const QRect& geometry, const QIcon& ap
 		m_format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption::DebugContext);
 	}
 	setFormat(m_format);
+	create();
 }
 
 draw_context_t gl_gs_frame::make_context()