diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
index c780103228f..fcc5a22db82 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_context.c
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ intelInitContext(struct intel_context *intel,
       return false;
    }
 
+   driContextSetFlags(&intel->ctx, flags);
+
    driContextPriv->driverPrivate = intel;
    intel->driContext = driContextPriv;