diff --git a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
index e039d5c63..86fb8c506 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
@@ -633,8 +633,6 @@ GLES_SetRenderTarget(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_Texture * texture)
     GLES_TextureData *texturedata = NULL;
     GLenum status;
 
-    GLES_ActivateRenderer(renderer);
-
     if (!data->GL_OES_framebuffer_object_supported) {
         return SDL_SetError("Can't enable render target support in this renderer");
     }