diff --git a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
index 6bf0d3276..30515a2e8 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
         m_context = new QOpenGLContext();
         m_context->setFormat(format());
         m_context->create();
+        update();
     }
     ~HardwareRenderer()
     {