diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index f9eead9089..6d779abab6 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -746,7 +746,9 @@ reset() {
   }
   _max_draw_buffers = 1;
   if (_glDrawBuffers != 0) {
-    GLP(GetIntegerv)(GL_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS, &_max_draw_buffers);
+    GLint max_draw_buffers;
+    GLP(GetIntegerv)(GL_MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS, &max_draw_buffers);
+    _max_draw_buffers = max_draw_buffers;
   }
 
   _supports_occlusion_query = false;