diff --git a/src/egl_context.c b/src/egl_context.c
index bc5f3e60..d806e417 100644
--- a/src/egl_context.c
+++ b/src/egl_context.c
@@ -94,7 +94,18 @@ static GLFWbool chooseEGLConfig(const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
     EGLConfig* nativeConfigs;
     _GLFWfbconfig* usableConfigs;
     const _GLFWfbconfig* closest;
-    int i, nativeCount, usableCount;
+    int i, nativeCount, usableCount, apiBit;
+    GLFWbool wrongApiAvailable = GLFW_FALSE;
+
+    if (ctxconfig->client == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
+    {
+        if (ctxconfig->major == 1)
+            apiBit = EGL_OPENGL_ES_BIT;
+        else
+            apiBit = EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT;
+    }
+    else
+        apiBit = EGL_OPENGL_BIT;
 
     eglGetConfigs(_glfw.egl.display, NULL, 0, &nativeCount);
     if (!nativeCount)
@@ -146,23 +157,10 @@ static GLFWbool chooseEGLConfig(const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
         }
 #endif // _GLFW_X11
 
-        if (ctxconfig->client == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
+        if (!(getEGLConfigAttrib(n, EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE) & apiBit))
         {
-            if (ctxconfig->major == 1)
-            {
-                if (!(getEGLConfigAttrib(n, EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE) & EGL_OPENGL_ES_BIT))
-                    continue;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if (!(getEGLConfigAttrib(n, EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE) & EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT))
-                    continue;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (ctxconfig->client == GLFW_OPENGL_API)
-        {
-            if (!(getEGLConfigAttrib(n, EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE) & EGL_OPENGL_BIT))
-                continue;
+            wrongApiAvailable = GLFW_TRUE;
+            continue;
         }
 
         u->redBits = getEGLConfigAttrib(n, EGL_RED_SIZE);
@@ -198,6 +196,35 @@ static GLFWbool chooseEGLConfig(const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
     closest = _glfwChooseFBConfig(desired, usableConfigs, usableCount);
     if (closest)
         *result = (EGLConfig) closest->handle;
+    else
+    {
+        if (wrongApiAvailable)
+        {
+            if (ctxconfig->client == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
+            {
+                if (ctxconfig->major == 1)
+                {
+                    _glfwInputError(GLFW_API_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                    "EGL: Failed to find support for OpenGL ES 1.x");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _glfwInputError(GLFW_API_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                    "EGL: Failed to find support for OpenGL ES 2 or later");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _glfwInputError(GLFW_API_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                "EGL: Failed to find support for OpenGL");
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _glfwInputError(GLFW_FORMAT_UNAVAILABLE,
+                            "EGL: Failed to find a suitable EGLConfig");
+        }
+    }
 
     _glfw_free(nativeConfigs);
     _glfw_free(usableConfigs);
@@ -550,11 +577,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextEGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
         share = ctxconfig->share->context.egl.handle;
 
     if (!chooseEGLConfig(ctxconfig, fbconfig, &config))
-    {
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_FORMAT_UNAVAILABLE,
-                        "EGL: Failed to find a suitable EGLConfig");
         return GLFW_FALSE;
-    }
 
     if (ctxconfig->client == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
     {
@@ -815,11 +838,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwChooseVisualEGL(const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
     const long vimask = VisualScreenMask | VisualIDMask;
 
     if (!chooseEGLConfig(ctxconfig, fbconfig, &native))
-    {
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_FORMAT_UNAVAILABLE,
-                        "EGL: Failed to find a suitable EGLConfig");
         return GLFW_FALSE;
-    }
 
     eglGetConfigAttrib(_glfw.egl.display, native,
                        EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &visualID);