diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api_vk.cpp b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api_vk.cpp
index 931e861f489..0de4a6a4ff2 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api_vk.cpp
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api_vk.cpp
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ static bool createDepthStencilImage(const vk::PhysicalDevice& physicalDevice, co
 
 void VkRoot::createDefaultRenderpass(vk::Format swapchainFormat, vk::Format depthFormat)
 {
-	bool msaaEnabled = (msaaSamples != vk::SampleCountFlagBits::e1);
+	bool msaaEnabled = false; // default render pass doesn't get MSAA
 
 	auto attachments =
 		std::vector<vk::AttachmentDescription>{
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ void VkRoot::createDefaultRenderpass(vk::Format swapchainFormat, vk::Format dept
 
 	renderPasses[DEFAULT_RENDER_PASS_ID].rp_compat_info = std::make_shared<VkhRenderPassCompat>(createInfo);
 	renderPasses[DEFAULT_RENDER_PASS_ID].rp = dev.createRenderPass(createInfo, nullptr, vkDynLoader);
-	renderPasses[DEFAULT_RENDER_PASS_ID].msaaSamples = msaaSamples;
+	renderPasses[DEFAULT_RENDER_PASS_ID].msaaSamples = (msaaEnabled) ? msaaSamples : vk::SampleCountFlagBits::e1;
 
 	// createFramebuffers for default render pass
 	ASSERT(!swapchainImageView.empty(), "No swapchain image views?");
diff --git a/lib/sdl/main_sdl.cpp b/lib/sdl/main_sdl.cpp
index 902f0cfda37..2011feab49b 100644
--- a/lib/sdl/main_sdl.cpp
+++ b/lib/sdl/main_sdl.cpp
@@ -2560,11 +2560,8 @@ void wzSDLPreWindowCreate_InitOpenGLAttributes(int antialiasing, bool useOpenGLE
 	// Enable stencil buffer, needed for shadows to work.
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_STENCIL_SIZE, 8);
 
-	if (antialiasing)
-	{
-		SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLEBUFFERS, 1);
-		SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLESAMPLES, antialiasing);
-	}
+	// Do *not* enable multisampling on the default framebuffer (i.e. setting SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLEBUFFERS)
+	// This is handled separately for the scene render buffer / frame buffer
 
 	if (!sdl_OpenGL_Impl::configureOpenGLContextRequest(sdl_OpenGL_Impl::getInitialContextRequest(useOpenGLES), useOpenGLESLibrary))
 	{