diff --git a/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp b/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
index 0f419543c6..47c9acd9e8 100644
--- a/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ bool wxGLCanvas::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     if ( !CreateWindow(parent, id, pos, size, style, name) )
         return false;
 
+    MSWDisableComposited();
+
     // Choose a matching pixel format.
     // Need a PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR for SetPixelFormat()
     PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd;