diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
index 19ef736e5b0..2d56a880273 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ void st_init_extensions(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 
    /* Figure out GLSL support and set GLSLVersion to it. */
    consts->GLSLVersion = screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_GLSL_FEATURE_LEVEL);
-   consts->GLSLVersionCompat = 140;
+   consts->GLSLVersionCompat = _min(consts->GLSLVersion, 140);
 
    _mesa_override_glsl_version(consts);