diff --git a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
index fcd7aead21..64164a6d8b 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
+++ b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
@@ -410,13 +410,13 @@ static bool convert_format(Uint32 pixel_format, GLint *internalFormat, GLenum *f
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_XRGB8888:
         *internalFormat = GL_RGBA8;
         *format = GL_BGRA;
-        *type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV;
+        *type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE; // previously GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, seeing if this is better in modern times.
         break;
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888:
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_XBGR8888:
         *internalFormat = GL_RGBA8;
         *format = GL_RGBA;
-        *type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV;
+        *type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE; // previously GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV, seeing if this is better in modern times.
         break;
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YV12:
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_IYUV: