diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index 164f9c95baf..5e10cb1c332 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static BOOL match_allows_spec_alpha(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, struc
     GLenum error;
     DWORD data[16];
 
-    if (!gl_info->supported[EXT_SECONDARY_COLOR])
+    if (!gl_info->supported[EXT_SECONDARY_COLOR] || !gl_info->supported[WINED3D_GL_LEGACY_CONTEXT])
         return FALSE;
 
     while (gl_info->gl_ops.gl.p_glGetError());