diff --git a/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c b/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
index cbc566e917a..80d46f6b23e 100644
--- a/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
+++ b/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ CreateContext(Display *dpy, XVisualInfo *vis,
 
 
 		if (!XF86DRICreateContextWithConfig(dpy, psc->scr,
-						    mode->fbconfigID,
+						    mode->visualID,
 						    &gc->hwContextID, &hwContext))
 		    /* gah, handle this better */
 		    return NULL;