diff --git a/src/render_ogl.c b/src/render_ogl.c
index b13f153..3af28c0 100644
--- a/src/render_ogl.c
+++ b/src/render_ogl.c
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ static void ogl_init_scale_program()
 static void ogl_render()
 {
     BOOL needs_update = FALSE;
+    LONG clear_count = 0;
 
     glViewport(
         g_ddraw->render.viewport.x, g_ddraw->render.viewport.y,
@@ -578,6 +579,9 @@ static void ogl_render()
 
         BOOL scale_changed = FALSE;
 
+        if (InterlockedExchange(&g_ddraw->render.clear_screen, FALSE))
+            clear_count = 10;
+
         fpsl_frame_start();
 
         EnterCriticalSection(&g_ddraw->cs);
@@ -652,17 +656,11 @@ static void ogl_render()
 
             if (error_check_count < 20)
             {
-                glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-
                 error_check_count++;
 
                 if (glGetError() != GL_NO_ERROR)
                     g_ogl.use_opengl = FALSE;
             }
-            else if (g_ddraw->wine || InterlockedExchange(&g_ddraw->render.clear_screen, FALSE))
-            {
-                glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-            }
 
             g_ddraw->child_window_exists = FALSE;
             EnumChildWindows(g_ddraw->hwnd, util_enum_child_proc, (LPARAM)g_ddraw->primary);
@@ -692,6 +690,16 @@ static void ogl_render()
 
         LeaveCriticalSection(&g_ddraw->cs);
 
+        if (g_ddraw->wine)
+        {
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        }
+        else if (clear_count > 0)
+        {
+            clear_count--;
+            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        }
+
         if (scale_changed)
         {
             if (g_ogl.scale_program && g_ogl.main_program)