diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
index 21e2aa9df..f007f448a 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
@@ -136,5 +136,6 @@ private:
 	PFNGLEGLIMAGETARGETTEXTURE2DOESPROC glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES;
 	PFNEGLCREATEIMAGEKHRPROC eglCreateImageKHR;
 	PFNEGLDESTROYIMAGEKHRPROC eglDestroyImageKHR;
+	PFNGLGETSTRINGPROC glGetString;
 };
 } //namespace libcamera
diff --git a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
index a88525279..da563ee09 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ int eGL::initEGLContext(GBM *gbmContext)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	glGetString = (PFNGLGETSTRINGPROC)eglGetProcAddress("glGetString");
+	if (!glGetString) {
+		LOG(eGL, Error) << "glGetString not found";
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	if (eglChooseConfig(display_, configAttribs, &config, 1, &numConfigs) != EGL_TRUE) {
 		LOG(eGL, Error) << "eglChooseConfig fail";
 		goto fail;
@@ -340,6 +346,8 @@ int eGL::initEGLContext(GBM *gbmContext)
 
 	makeCurrent();
 
+	LOG(eGL, Info) << "EGL: GL_VERSION: " << glGetString(GL_VERSION);
+
 	return 0;
 fail: