diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
index 493a2a687..936c42033 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginesettings.py
@@ -200,13 +200,6 @@ def init(args):
     if args.enable_webengine_inspector:
         os.environ['QTWEBENGINE_REMOTE_DEBUGGING'] = str(utils.random_port())
 
-    # Workaround for a black screen with some setups
-    # https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/3226
-    if not os.environ.get('QUTE_NO_OPENGL_WORKAROUND'):
-        # Hide "No OpenGL_accelerate module loaded: ..." message
-        logging.getLogger('OpenGL.acceleratesupport').propagate = False
-        from OpenGL import GL  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
-
     _init_profiles()
 
     # We need to do this here as a WORKAROUND for
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py b/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
index f5145e015..59cf6a6bf 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import traceback
 import signal
 import importlib
 import datetime
+import logging
 try:
     import tkinter
 except ImportError:
@@ -342,7 +343,12 @@ def check_libraries(backend):
         modules['PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets'] = _missing_str("QtWebEngine",
                                                            webengine=True)
         modules['PyQt5.QtOpenGL'] = _missing_str("PyQt5.QtOpenGL")
-        modules['OpenGL.GL'] = _missing_str("PyOpenGL")
+        # Workaround for a black screen with some setups
+        # https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/issues/3226
+        if not os.environ.get('QUTE_NO_OPENGL_WORKAROUND'):
+            # Hide "No OpenGL_accelerate module loaded: ..." message
+            logging.getLogger('OpenGL.acceleratesupport').propagate = False
+            modules['OpenGL.GL'] = _missing_str("PyOpenGL")
     else:
         assert backend == 'webkit'
         modules['PyQt5.QtWebKit'] = _missing_str("PyQt5.QtWebKit")