diff --git a/src/OpenGL.cpp b/src/OpenGL.cpp
index 8df9df1a..f1ec5e70 100644
--- a/src/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ void OGLRender::_initExtensions()
 
 #ifdef GL_IMAGE_TEXTURES_SUPPORT
 #ifndef GLESX
-	m_bImageTexture = (majorVersion >= 4) && (minorVersion >= 3) && (glBindImageTexture != nullptr);
+	m_bImageTexture = (((majorVersion >= 4) && (minorVersion >= 3)) || OGLVideo::isExtensionSupported("GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store")) && (glBindImageTexture != nullptr);
 #elif defined(GLES3_1)
 	m_bImageTexture = (majorVersion >= 3) && (minorVersion >= 1) && (glBindImageTexture != nullptr);
 #else