diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsglcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsglcontext.cpp
index e95eaef420..1063432dcc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsglcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsglcontext.cpp
@@ -876,10 +876,6 @@ QWindowsOpenGLContextFormat QWindowsOpenGLContextFormat::current()
         result.options |= QSurfaceFormat::DeprecatedFunctions;
     if (value & GL_CONTEXT_FLAG_DEBUG_BIT)
         result.options |= QSurfaceFormat::DebugContext;
-    value = 0;
-    QOpenGLStaticContext::opengl32.glGetIntegerv(RESET_NOTIFICATION_STRATEGY_ARB, &value);
-    if (value == LOSE_CONTEXT_ON_RESET_ARB)
-        result.options |= QSurfaceFormat::ResetNotification;
     if (result.version < 0x0302)
         return result;
     // v3.2 onwards: Profiles
@@ -889,6 +885,13 @@ QWindowsOpenGLContextFormat QWindowsOpenGLContextFormat::current()
         result.profile = QSurfaceFormat::CoreProfile;
     else if (value & GL_CONTEXT_COMPATIBILITY_PROFILE_BIT)
         result.profile = QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile;
+    if (result.version < 0x0400)
+        return result;
+    // v4.0 onwards
+    value = 0;
+    QOpenGLStaticContext::opengl32.glGetIntegerv(RESET_NOTIFICATION_STRATEGY_ARB, &value);
+    if (value == LOSE_CONTEXT_ON_RESET_ARB)
+        result.options |= QSurfaceFormat::ResetNotification;
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
index f26f698e76..5e5fefca90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
@@ -163,10 +163,12 @@ static void updateFormatFromContext(QSurfaceFormat &format)
         format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::StereoBuffers);
 
     if (format.renderableType() == QSurfaceFormat::OpenGL) {
-        GLint value = 0;
-        glGetIntegerv(GL_RESET_NOTIFICATION_STRATEGY_ARB, &value);
-        if (value == GL_LOSE_CONTEXT_ON_RESET_ARB)
-            format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::ResetNotification);
+        if (format.version() >= qMakePair(4, 0)) {
+            GLint value = 0;
+            glGetIntegerv(GL_RESET_NOTIFICATION_STRATEGY_ARB, &value);
+            if (value == GL_LOSE_CONTEXT_ON_RESET_ARB)
+                format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::ResetNotification);
+        }
 
         if (format.version() < qMakePair(3, 0)) {
             format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::DeprecatedFunctions);
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ static void updateFormatFromContext(QSurfaceFormat &format)
 
         // Version 3.0 onwards - check if it includes deprecated functionality or is
         // a debug context
-        value = 0;
+        GLint value = 0;
         glGetIntegerv(GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, &value);
         if (!(value & GL_CONTEXT_FLAG_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT))
             format.setOption(QSurfaceFormat::DeprecatedFunctions);