diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.c
index 15a57bdfe..b4a308ee9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.c
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ _gl_mem_create (GstGLMemoryEGL * gl_mem, GError ** error)
   } else {
     guint gl_target = gst_gl_texture_target_to_gl (gl_mem->mem.tex_target);
 
+    if (!gl->EGLImageTargetTexture2D) {
+      g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_FAILED,
+          "Required function glEGLImageTargetTexture2D() is not available for "
+          "attaching an EGLImage to a texture");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
     gl->ActiveTexture (GL_TEXTURE0 + gl_mem->mem.plane);
     gl->BindTexture (gl_target, gl_mem->mem.tex_id);
     gl->EGLImageTargetTexture2D (gl_target,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index 71e706896..f23e4794f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "gl.h"
 #include "gstglupload.h"
+#include "gstglfuncs.h"
 
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
 #include "egl/gsteglimage.h"
@@ -525,6 +526,11 @@ _dma_buf_upload_transform_caps (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context,
   GstCaps *ret;
 
   if (context) {
+    const GstGLFuncs *gl = context->gl_vtable;
+
+    if (!gl->EGLImageTargetTexture2D)
+      return NULL;
+
     /* Don't propose DMABuf caps feature unless it can be supported */
     if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform (context) != GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL)
       return NULL;
@@ -625,6 +631,9 @@ _dma_buf_upload_accept (gpointer impl, GstBuffer * buffer, GstCaps * in_caps,
   n_mem = gst_buffer_n_memory (buffer);
   meta = gst_buffer_get_video_meta (buffer);
 
+  if (!dmabuf->upload->context->gl_vtable->EGLImageTargetTexture2D)
+    return FALSE;
+
   /* dmabuf upload is only supported with EGL contexts. */
   if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform (dmabuf->upload->context) !=
       GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL)
@@ -834,6 +843,11 @@ _direct_dma_buf_upload_transform_caps (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context,
   GstCaps *ret;
 
   if (context) {
+    const GstGLFuncs *gl = context->gl_vtable;
+
+    if (!gl->EGLImageTargetTexture2D)
+      return NULL;
+
     /* Don't propose direct DMABuf caps feature unless it can be supported */
     if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform (context) != GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL)
       return NULL;