diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videoout_opengl.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videoout_opengl.cpp
index 6c981623257..13dc451e93c 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videoout_opengl.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/videoout_opengl.cpp
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ bool VideoOutputOpenGL::SetupContext(void)
         return true;
     }
 
-    QGLFormat fmt;
-    fmt.setDepth(false);
-
     QGLWidget *device = (QGLWidget*)QWidget::find(gl_parent_win);
     if (!device)
     {
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ bool VideoOutputOpenGL::SetupContext(void)
         return false;
     }
 
-    gl_context = MythRenderOpenGL::Create(fmt, device);
+    gl_context = MythRenderOpenGL::Create(device);
     if (gl_context && gl_context->create())
     {
         gl_context->Init();
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
index e69e4fdada4..501cd115c33 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp
@@ -961,9 +961,7 @@ void MythMainWindow::Init(void)
     {
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, "Trying the OpenGL painter");
         d->painter = new MythOpenGLPainter();
-        QGLFormat fmt;
-        fmt.setDepth(false);
-        d->render = MythRenderOpenGL::Create(fmt);
+        d->render = MythRenderOpenGL::Create();
         MythRenderOpenGL *gl = dynamic_cast<MythRenderOpenGL*>(d->render);
         d->paintwin = new MythPainterWindowGL(this, d, gl);
         QGLWidget *qgl = dynamic_cast<QGLWidget *>(d->paintwin);
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.cpp
index aae2661b763..4e630f7c9c1 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ OpenGLLocker::~OpenGLLocker()
         m_render->doneCurrent();
 }
 
-MythRenderOpenGL* MythRenderOpenGL::Create(const QGLFormat& format, QPaintDevice* device)
+MythRenderOpenGL* MythRenderOpenGL::Create(QPaintDevice* device)
 {
+    QGLFormat format;
+    format.setDepth(false);
+
+#if defined(Q_WS_MAC)
+    format.setSwapInterval(1);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USING_OPENGLES
     if (device)
         return new MythRenderOpenGL2ES(format, device);
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.h
index 5a3c66ef41b..b9281691dc0 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythrender_opengl.h
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ class MUI_PUBLIC OpenGLLocker
 class MUI_PUBLIC MythRenderOpenGL : public QGLContext, public MythRender
 {
   public:
-    static MythRenderOpenGL* Create(const QGLFormat& format,
-                                    QPaintDevice* device = NULL);
+    static MythRenderOpenGL* Create(QPaintDevice* device = NULL);
 
     MythRenderOpenGL(const QGLFormat& format, QPaintDevice* device,
                      RenderType type = kRenderUnknown);