diff --git a/progs/egl/eglgears.c b/progs/egl/eglgears.c
index 20f6c1ff6ea..31346d95230 100644
--- a/progs/egl/eglgears.c
+++ b/progs/egl/eglgears.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		eglGetModeAttribMESA(d, mode[i], EGL_WIDTH, &w);
 		eglGetModeAttribMESA(d, mode[i], EGL_HEIGHT, &h);
 		printf("%3d: %d x %d\n", i, w, h);
-		if (w > width && h > height && w <= 1280 && h <= 1024) {
+		if (w > width && h > height) {
 			width = w;
 			height = h;
                         chosenMode = i;
diff --git a/progs/egl/egltri.c b/progs/egl/egltri.c
index 43190ba7e17..44096d94a27 100644
--- a/progs/egl/egltri.c
+++ b/progs/egl/egltri.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		eglGetModeAttribMESA(d, mode[i], EGL_WIDTH, &w);
 		eglGetModeAttribMESA(d, mode[i], EGL_HEIGHT, &h);
 		printf("%3d: %d x %d\n", i, w, h);
-		if (w > width && h > height && w <= 1024 && h <= 768) {
+		if (w > width && h > height) {
 			width = w;
 			height = h;
 			chosenMode = i;