diff --git a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview.c b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview.c
index edc116d62c..2ddb819561 100644
--- a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview.c
+++ b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ _init_gl(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    GLData *gld = evas_object_data_get(obj, "gld");
 
+   gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(obj);
    printf("GL_VERSION: %s\n", gld->glapi->glGetString(GL_VERSION));
    fflush(stdout);
 
@@ -684,7 +685,6 @@ _test_glview_do(Evas_GL_Context_Version version)
 
         // Animator and other vars
         ani = ecore_animator_add(_anim, gl);
-        gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(gl);
         evas_object_data_set(gl, "ani", ani);
         evas_object_data_set(gl, "gld", gld);
         evas_object_event_callback_add(gl, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL, _del, gl);
diff --git a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_manygears.c b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_manygears.c
index 97e9e88050..8ddac2adf2 100644
--- a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_manygears.c
+++ b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_manygears.c
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ _init_gl(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    GLData *gld = evas_object_data_get(obj, "gld");
    if (!gld) return;
+   gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(obj);
 
    gears_init(gld);
 }
@@ -892,7 +893,6 @@ test_glview_manygears(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void
 
         // Add animator for rendering
         ani = ecore_animator_add(_anim, gl);
-        gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(gl);
         evas_object_data_set(gl, "ani", ani);
         evas_object_data_set(gl, "gld", gld);
         evas_object_event_callback_add(gl, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL, _del, gl);
diff --git a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_simple.c b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_simple.c
index ae6eece316..d621a98d1d 100644
--- a/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_simple.c
+++ b/src/bin/elementary/test_glview_simple.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static void
 _init_gl(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    GL_Data *gld = evas_object_data_get(obj, "gld");
+   gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(obj);
    Evas_GL_API *gl = gld->glapi;
    GLfloat vVertices[] = {  0.0f,  0.5f, 0.0f,
                            -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
@@ -259,7 +260,6 @@ test_glview_simple(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *e
         elm_object_focus_set(gl, EINA_TRUE);
 
         ani = ecore_animator_add(_anim, gl);
-        gld->glapi = elm_glview_gl_api_get(gl);
         evas_object_data_set(gl, "gld", gld);
         evas_object_event_callback_add(gl, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL, _gl_del_cb, ani);
      }