diff --git a/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVDA.cpp b/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVDA.cpp
index 3912755d..f624a5ac 100755
--- a/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVDA.cpp
+++ b/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVDA.cpp
@@ -269,15 +269,15 @@ VideoFrame VideoDecoderVDA::frame()
             if (pixfmt == NV12) {
                 dtype = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
                 if (plane == 0) {
-                    iformat = format = GL_RED;
+                    iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE : GL_RED;
                 } else {
-                    iformat = format = GL_RG;
+                    iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA : GL_RG;
                 }
             } else if (pixfmt == UYVY || pixfmt == YUYV) {
                 w /= 2; //rgba texture
             } else if (pixfmt == YUV420P) {
                 dtype = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-                iformat = format = GL_RED;
+                iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE : GL_RED;
             }
             DYGL(glBindTexture(target, *((GLuint*)handle)));
             CGLError err = CGLTexImageIOSurface2D(CGLGetCurrentContext(), target, iformat, w, h, format, dtype, surface, plane);
diff --git a/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVideoToolbox.cpp b/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVideoToolbox.cpp
index 780f7f3c..97c667fb 100755
--- a/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVideoToolbox.cpp
+++ b/src/codec/video/VideoDecoderVideoToolbox.cpp
@@ -255,15 +255,15 @@ VideoFrame VideoDecoderVideoToolbox::frame()
             if (pixfmt == NV12) {
                 dtype = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
                 if (plane == 0) {
-                    iformat = format = GL_RED;
+                    iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE : GL_RED;
                 } else {
-                    iformat = format = GL_RG;
+                    iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA : GL_RG;
                 }
             } else if (pixfmt == UYVY || pixfmt == YUYV) {
                 w /= 2; //rgba texture
             } else if (pixfmt == YUV420P) {
                 dtype = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-                iformat = format = GL_RED;
+                iformat = format = OpenGLHelper::useDeprecatedFormats() ? GL_LUMINANCE : GL_RED;
             }
             DYGL(glBindTexture(target, *((GLuint*)handle)));
             CGLError err = CGLTexImageIOSurface2D(CGLGetCurrentContext(), target, iformat, w, h, format, dtype, surface, plane);
diff --git a/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.cpp b/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.cpp
index 4e77ac6b..c968625b 100644
--- a/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ int depth16BitTexture()
     return depth;
 }
 
+bool useDeprecatedFormats()
+{
+    static int v = qgetenv("QTAV_GL_DEPRECATED").toInt() == 1;
+    return v;
+}
+
 int GLSLVersion()
 {
     static int v = -1;
@@ -295,15 +301,19 @@ static const gl_param_t* get_gl_param()
         else
             gp = (gl_param_t*)gl_param_desktop_fallback;
         has_16_tex = has_16;
-        qDebug("using gl_param_desktop%s", gp == gl_param_desktop? "" : "_fallback");
-        return gp;
+        if (!useDeprecatedFormats()) {
+            qDebug("using gl_param_desktop%s", gp == gl_param_desktop? "" : "_fallback");
+            return gp;
+        }
     } else if (test_gl_param(gl_param_es3[4], &has_16)) {
-        qDebug("using gl_param_es3");
         gp = (gl_param_t*)gl_param_es3;
         has_16_tex = has_16;
-        return gp;
+        if (!useDeprecatedFormats()) {
+            qDebug("using gl_param_es3");
+            return gp;
+        }
     }
-    qDebug("using gl_param_compat");
+    qDebug("fallback to gl_param_compat");
     gp = (gl_param_t*)gl_param_compat;
     has_16_tex = false;
     return gp;
diff --git a/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.h b/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.h
index df4979ed..02967441 100644
--- a/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.h
+++ b/src/utils/OpenGLHelper.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ bool hasRG();
 bool has16BitTexture();
 // set by user (environment var "QTAV_TEXTURE16_DEPTH=8")
 int depth16BitTexture();
+// set by user (environment var "QTAV_GL_DEPRECATED=1")
+bool useDeprecatedFormats();
 /*!
  * \brief hasExtension
  * Current OpenGL context must be valid.