diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
index b14bff59a0..532e8583ad 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
@@ -544,9 +544,11 @@ public:
 
         nativeContext->setSwapInterval (1);
 
+       #if ! JUCE_OPENGL_ES
         JUCE_CHECK_OPENGL_ERROR
         shadersAvailable = OpenGLShaderProgram::getLanguageVersion() > 0;
         clearGLError();
+       #endif
 
         textureNpotSupported = contextHasTextureNpotFeature();