diff --git a/glx/glxdricommon.c b/glx/glxdricommon.c
index 48f0bce21..1022c0075 100644
--- a/glx/glxdricommon.c
+++ b/glx/glxdricommon.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ createModeFromConfig(const __DRIcoreExtension * core,
     config->config.visualType = visualType;
     config->config.renderType = renderType;
     config->config.drawableType = drawableType;
+    config->config.yInverted = GL_TRUE;
 
     return &config->config;
 }