diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 9a0bc92e53..4a7ff4d0f8 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -1046,9 +1046,6 @@ static inline void gl_copy_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
 
-   if (!gl->fbo_inited)
-      gl_set_viewport(gl, gl->win_width, gl->win_height, false, true);
-
    size_t buffer_addr        = gl->tex_w * gl->tex_h * gl->tex_index * gl->base_size;
    size_t buffer_stride      = gl->tex_w * gl->base_size;
    const uint8_t *frame_copy = frame;