diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
index 719f64505..db3a03297 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ uint64_t GLReplay::MakeOutputWindow(WindowingSystem system, void *data, bool dep
   if(ctx == NULL)
   {
     XCloseDisplay(dpy);
-    RDCERR("Couldn't create 4.3 context - RenderDoc requires OpenGL 4.3 availability");
+    RDCERR("Couldn't create %d.%d context - something changed since creation", GLCoreVersion / 10,
+           GLCoreVersion % 10);
     return 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
index 78e0d912b..9a0984ba2 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ uint64_t GLReplay::MakeOutputWindow(WindowingSystem system, void *data, bool dep
   if(rc == NULL)
   {
     ReleaseDC(w, DC);
-    RDCERR("Couldn't create 4.3 RC - RenderDoc requires OpenGL 4.3 availability");
+    RDCERR("Couldn't create %d.%d context - something changed since creation", GLCoreVersion / 10,
+           GLCoreVersion % 10);
     return 0;
   }