diff --git a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
index ff2cd7ac8..4e1431874 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.cpp
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ OpenGLRenderer::event(QEvent *event)
 void
 OpenGLRenderer::initialize()
 {
-    if (!context->makeCurrent(this) || !initializeOpenGLFunctions()) {
+    if (!context->makeCurrent(this)) {
         /* TODO: This could be done much better */
-        QMessageBox::critical((QWidget *) qApp->findChild<QWindow *>(), tr("Error initializing OpenGL"), tr("OpenGL functions could not be initialized. Falling back to software rendering."));
+        QMessageBox::critical((QWidget *) qApp->findChild<QWindow *>(), tr("Error initializing OpenGL"), tr("Error setting OpenGL context. Falling back to software rendering."));
         context->doneCurrent();
         isFinalized   = true;
         isInitialized = true;
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ OpenGLRenderer::initialize()
         return;
     }
 
+    initializeOpenGLFunctions();
+
     setupExtensions();
 
     setupBuffers();
@@ -199,32 +201,13 @@ OpenGLRenderer::getOptions(QWidget *parent)
 void
 OpenGLRenderer::setupExtensions()
 {
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
     if (context->hasExtension("GL_ARB_buffer_storage")) {
         hasBufferStorage = true;
 
         glBufferStorage = (PFNGLBUFFERSTORAGEPROC) context->getProcAddress("glBufferStorage");
     }
-
-    if (context->hasExtension("GL_ARB_debug_output")) {
-        hasDebugOutput = true;
-
-        glDebugMessageControlARB  = (PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGECONTROLARBPROC) context->getProcAddress("glDebugMessageControlARB");
-        glDebugMessageInsertARB   = (PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGEINSERTARBPROC) context->getProcAddress("glDebugMessageInsertARB");
-        glDebugMessageCallbackARB = (PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGECALLBACKARBPROC) context->getProcAddress("glDebugMessageCallbackARB");
-        glGetDebugMessageLogARB   = (PFNGLGETDEBUGMESSAGELOGARBPROC) context->getProcAddress("glGetDebugMessageLogARB");
-    }
-
-    if (context->hasExtension("GL_ARB_sync")) {
-        hasSync = true;
-
-        glFenceSync      = (PFNGLFENCESYNCPROC) context->getProcAddress("glFenceSync");
-        glIsSync         = (PFNGLISSYNCPROC) context->getProcAddress("glIsSync");
-        glDeleteSync     = (PFNGLDELETESYNCPROC) context->getProcAddress("glDeleteSync");
-        glClientWaitSync = (PFNGLCLIENTWAITSYNCPROC) context->getProcAddress("glClientWaitSync");
-        glWaitSync       = (PFNGLWAITSYNCPROC) context->getProcAddress("glWaitSync");
-        glGetInteger64v  = (PFNGLGETINTEGER64VPROC) context->getProcAddress("glGetInteger64v");
-        glGetSynciv      = (PFNGLGETSYNCIVPROC) context->getProcAddress("glGetSynciv");
-    }
+#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -235,10 +218,12 @@ OpenGLRenderer::setupBuffers()
     glBindBuffer(GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, unpackBufferID);
 
     if (hasBufferStorage) {
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
         /* Create persistent buffer for pixel transfer. */
         glBufferStorage(GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, BUFFERBYTES * BUFFERCOUNT, NULL, GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_PERSISTENT_BIT | GL_MAP_COHERENT_BIT);
 
         unpackBuffer = glMapBufferRange(GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, 0, BUFFERBYTES * BUFFERCOUNT, GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_PERSISTENT_BIT | GL_MAP_COHERENT_BIT);
+#endif
     } else {
         /* Fallback; create our own buffer. */
         unpackBuffer = malloc(BUFFERBYTES * BUFFERCOUNT);
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.hpp b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.hpp
index d22bcb82c..bbd0c1f01 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_openglrenderer.hpp
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 #define QT_OPENGLRENDERER_HPP
 
 #include <QOpenGLContext>
-#include <QOpenGLFunctions_3_0>
+#include <QOpenGLExtraFunctions>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QWindow>
-#include <QtOpenGLExtensions/QOpenGLExtensions>
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
+#    include <QtOpenGLExtensions/QOpenGLExtensions>
+#endif
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <tuple>
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "qt_opengloptions.hpp"
 #include "qt_renderercommon.hpp"
 
-class OpenGLRenderer : public QWindow, protected QOpenGLFunctions_3_0, public RendererCommon {
+class OpenGLRenderer : public QWindow, protected QOpenGLExtraFunctions, public RendererCommon {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
@@ -91,25 +93,10 @@ private:
     bool notReady() const { return !isInitialized || isFinalized; }
 
     /* GL_ARB_buffer_storage */
-    bool                   hasBufferStorage = false;
-    PFNGLBUFFERSTORAGEPROC glBufferStorage  = nullptr;
-
-    /* GL_ARB_debug_output */
-    bool                             hasDebugOutput            = false;
-    PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGECONTROLARBPROC  glDebugMessageControlARB  = nullptr;
-    PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGEINSERTARBPROC   glDebugMessageInsertARB   = nullptr;
-    PFNGLDEBUGMESSAGECALLBACKARBPROC glDebugMessageCallbackARB = nullptr;
-    PFNGLGETDEBUGMESSAGELOGARBPROC   glGetDebugMessageLogARB   = nullptr;
-
-    /* GL_ARB_sync */
-    bool                    hasSync          = false;
-    PFNGLFENCESYNCPROC      glFenceSync      = nullptr;
-    PFNGLISSYNCPROC         glIsSync         = nullptr;
-    PFNGLDELETESYNCPROC     glDeleteSync     = nullptr;
-    PFNGLCLIENTWAITSYNCPROC glClientWaitSync = nullptr;
-    PFNGLWAITSYNCPROC       glWaitSync       = nullptr;
-    PFNGLGETINTEGER64VPROC  glGetInteger64v  = nullptr;
-    PFNGLGETSYNCIVPROC      glGetSynciv      = nullptr;
+    bool hasBufferStorage = false;
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
+    PFNGLBUFFERSTORAGEPROC glBufferStorage = nullptr;
+#endif
 
 private slots:
     void render();