http://bugs.gentoo.org/123762

--- a/3ddeskd.cpp
+++ b/3ddeskd.cpp
@@ -2411,15 +2411,15 @@
 
     // initialize opengl
 
-    // our own init function.
-    gl_init();
-
     GLWin.open_display();
 
 
     GLWin.create_GL_window("Enhanced 3-dimensional workspace visualization magic machine", 
                            cfg->options->do_fullscreen);
 
+    // our own init function.
+    gl_init();
+
     cfg->texture_size = GLWin.get_best_texture_size(cfg->texture_size);
 
     // Loads up the correct perspective matrix