diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index ceb4b6b9ef..d8485ebf01 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ static Uint32 SDL_DefaultGraphicsBackends(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
     if (_this->Metal_CreateView) {
         return SDL_WINDOW_METAL;
     }
+#endif
+#if defined(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL) && defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_OPENVR)
+    if (SDL_strcmp(_this->name, "openvr") == 0) {
+        return SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL;
+    }
 #endif
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2342,10 +2347,6 @@ SDL_Window *SDL_CreateWindowWithProperties(SDL_PropertiesID props)
         flags |= SDL_DefaultGraphicsBackends(_this);
     }
 
-#if defined(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL) && defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_OPENVR)
-    flags |= SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL;
-#endif
-
     if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL) {
         if (!_this->GL_CreateContext) {
             SDL_ContextNotSupported("OpenGL");