diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLAssembleGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLAssembleGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
index 46d0185b0f..f8f46fd105 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLAssembleGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLAssembleGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
@@ -158,9 +158,19 @@ sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> GrGLMakeAssembledGLInterface(void *ctx, GrGLGetProc g
         GET_PROC(MemoryBarrier);
     }
 
-    GET_PROC(BindVertexArray);
-    GET_PROC(DeleteVertexArrays);
-    GET_PROC(GenVertexArrays);
+    if (glVer >= GR_GL_VER(3,0)) {
+        GET_PROC(BindVertexArray);
+        GET_PROC(DeleteVertexArrays);
+        GET_PROC(GenVertexArrays);
+    } else if (extensions.has("GL_ARB_vertex_array_object")) {
+        GET_PROC(BindVertexArray);
+        GET_PROC(DeleteVertexArrays);
+        GET_PROC(GenVertexArrays);
+    } else if (extensions.has("GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object")) {
+        GET_PROC_SUFFIX(BindVertexArray, APPLE);
+        GET_PROC_SUFFIX(DeleteVertexArrays, APPLE);
+        GET_PROC_SUFFIX(GenVertexArrays, APPLE);
+    }
 
     if (glVer >= GR_GL_VER(4,0)) {
         GET_PROC(PatchParameteri);
diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
index a382f7a1c5..3417ecef03 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/GrGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/GrGLInterfaceAutogen.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ bool GrGLInterface::validate() const {
         // all functions were marked optional or test_only
     }
 
-    if (GR_IS_GR_GL(fStandard) ||
+    if ((GR_IS_GR_GL(fStandard) && (
+          (glVer >= GR_GL_VER(3,0)) ||
+          fExtensions.has("GL_ARB_vertex_array_object") ||
+          fExtensions.has("GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object"))) ||
        (GR_IS_GR_GL_ES(fStandard) && (
           (glVer >= GR_GL_VER(3,0)) ||
           fExtensions.has("GL_OES_vertex_array_object"))) ||
diff --git a/tools/gpu/gl/interface/interface.json5 b/tools/gpu/gl/interface/interface.json5
index 94ae5a48dd..26324ac1a6 100644
--- a/tools/gpu/gl/interface/interface.json5
+++ b/tools/gpu/gl/interface/interface.json5
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
   },
 
   {
-    "GL":    [{"ext": "<core>"}],
+    "GL":    [{"min_version": [3, 0], "ext": "<core>"},
+              {/*    else if      */  "ext": "GL_ARB_vertex_array_object"},
+              {/*    else if      */  "ext": "GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object"}],
     "GLES":  [{"min_version": [3, 0], "ext": "<core>"},
               {/*    else if      */  "ext": "GL_OES_vertex_array_object"}],
     "WebGL": [{"min_version": [2, 0], "ext": "<core>"},