diff --git a/video/out/gl_common.c b/video/out/gl_common.c
index 8be109f6e3..a3ed6d626d 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_common.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_common.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ bool mpgl_config_window(struct MPGLContext *ctx, int gl_caps, uint32_t d_width,
 
         MP_WARN(ctx->vo, "Missing OpenGL features:");
         list_features(missing, ctx->vo->log, MSGL_WARN, false);
-        if (missing & MPGL_CAP_NO_SW) {
+        if (missing == MPGL_CAP_NO_SW) {
             MP_WARN(ctx->vo, "Rejecting suspected software OpenGL renderer.\n");
         } else if ((missing & MPGL_CAP_GL21) &&
                    (ctx->gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_GL_LEGACY))