diff --git a/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/CreateOpenGLContext.h b/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/CreateOpenGLContext.h
index 429e04db216..a624c79fe24 100644
--- a/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/CreateOpenGLContext.h
+++ b/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/CreateOpenGLContext.h
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ inline QGLContext* createOpenGLContext()
     format.setVersion(2,1);
     format.setProfile(QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile);
     context->setFormat(format);
+    context->create();
     QGLContext *result = QGLContext::fromOpenGLContext(context);
     result->create();
+    delete context;
     return result;
 }
 } // namespace Qt