diff --git a/common/headless_view.cpp b/common/headless_view.cpp
index c2e402c0b..8ea1b1370 100644
--- a/common/headless_view.cpp
+++ b/common/headless_view.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ void HeadlessView::resize(int width, int height) {
 
 void HeadlessView::clear_buffers() {
 #if MBGL_USE_CGL
+    make_active();
+
     glBindFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, 0);
 
     if (fbo) {