diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index b0456358..5c0b8eaa 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ void CCompositor::initManagers(eManagersInitStage stage) {
             g_pPointerManager = std::make_unique<CPointerManager>();
         } break;
         case STAGE_BASICINIT: {
+            Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the CHyprOpenGLImpl!");
+            g_pHyprOpenGL = std::make_unique<CHyprOpenGLImpl>();
+
             Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the ProtocolManager!");
             g_pProtocolManager = std::make_unique<CProtocolManager>();
 
@@ -419,9 +422,6 @@ void CCompositor::initManagers(eManagersInitStage stage) {
             Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the InputManager!");
             g_pInputManager = std::make_unique<CInputManager>();
 
-            Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the CHyprOpenGLImpl!");
-            g_pHyprOpenGL = std::make_unique<CHyprOpenGLImpl>();
-
             Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the HyprRenderer!");
             g_pHyprRenderer = std::make_unique<CHyprRenderer>();
 
diff --git a/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp b/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
index bd435b27..7946a3f7 100644
--- a/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "../protocols/core/Shm.hpp"
 
 #include "../helpers/Monitor.hpp"
+#include "../render/Renderer.hpp"
 
 CProtocolManager::CProtocolManager() {
 
@@ -103,8 +104,12 @@ CProtocolManager::CProtocolManager() {
     PROTO::dataWlr             = std::make_unique<CDataDeviceWLRProtocol>(&zwlr_data_control_manager_v1_interface, 2, "DataDeviceWlr");
     PROTO::primarySelection    = std::make_unique<CPrimarySelectionProtocol>(&zwp_primary_selection_device_manager_v1_interface, 1, "PrimarySelection");
     PROTO::xwaylandShell       = std::make_unique<CXWaylandShellProtocol>(&xwayland_shell_v1_interface, 1, "XWaylandShell");
-    PROTO::mesaDRM             = std::make_unique<CMesaDRMProtocol>(&wl_drm_interface, 2, "MesaDRM");
-    PROTO::linuxDma            = std::make_unique<CLinuxDMABufV1Protocol>(&zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1_interface, 5, "LinuxDMABUF");
+
+    if (g_pHyprOpenGL->getDRMFormats().size() > 0) {
+        PROTO::mesaDRM  = std::make_unique<CMesaDRMProtocol>(&wl_drm_interface, 2, "MesaDRM");
+        PROTO::linuxDma = std::make_unique<CLinuxDMABufV1Protocol>(&zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1_interface, 5, "LinuxDMABUF");
+    } else
+        Debug::log(WARN, "ProtocolManager: Not binding linux-dmabuf and MesaDRM: DMABUF not available");
 
     // Old protocol implementations.
     // TODO: rewrite them to use hyprwayland-scanner.
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index d4e8faa6..406ffdd0 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ std::vector<uint64_t> CHyprOpenGLImpl::getModsForFormat(EGLint format) {
     }
 
     if (len <= 0)
-        return {};
+        return {DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR, DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID}; // assume the driver can do linear and implicit.
 
     std::vector<uint64_t>   mods;
     std::vector<EGLBoolean> external;
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::initDRMFormats() {
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "EGL: {} formats found in total. Some modifiers may be omitted as they are external-only.", dmaFormats.size());
 
+    if (dmaFormats.size() == 0)
+        Debug::log(WARN,
+                   "EGL: WARNING: No dmabuf formats were found, dmabuf will be disabled. This will degrade performance, but is most likely a driver issue or a very old GPU.");
+
     drmFormats = dmaFormats;
 }