diff --git a/common/headless_view.cpp b/common/headless_view.cpp
index f790d90ce..0fce22398 100644
--- a/common/headless_view.cpp
+++ b/common/headless_view.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ void HeadlessView::resize(int width, int height) {
 }
 
 void HeadlessView::clear_buffers() {
+    make_active();
+
 #if MBGL_USE_CGL
     glBindFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, 0);