diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
index d8f3cc18f..6cf8f7b73 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define __COGL_DRIVER_H
 
 #include "cogl-context.h"
-#include "cogl-offscreen.h"
+#include "cogl-offscreen-private.h"
 #include "cogl-framebuffer-private.h"
 #include "cogl-attribute-private.h"
 #include "cogl-sampler-cache-private.h"
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ struct _CoglDriverVtable
                        GError **error);
 
   gboolean
-  (* offscreen_allocate) (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
-                          GError **error);
+  (* offscreen_allocate) (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
+                          CoglOffscreenFlags   flags,
+                          GError             **error);
 
   void
   (* offscreen_free) (CoglOffscreen *offscreen);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
index 20154d78c..c48f30d91 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ cogl_offscreen_allocate (CoglFramebuffer  *framebuffer,
   texture_format = _cogl_texture_get_format (offscreen->texture);
   _cogl_framebuffer_set_internal_format (framebuffer, texture_format);
 
-  if (!ctx->driver_vtable->offscreen_allocate (offscreen, error))
+  if (!ctx->driver_vtable->offscreen_allocate (offscreen,
+                                               offscreen->create_flags,
+                                               error))
     return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
index 301bd8aba..08acf814b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CoglGlFramebuffer, cogl_gl_framebuffer,
                       GObject)
 
 gboolean
-_cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
-                             GError **error);
+_cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
+                             CoglOffscreenFlags   flags,
+                             GError             **error);
 
 void
 _cogl_offscreen_gl_free (CoglOffscreen *offscreen);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index 3aae555e6..d57de6203 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -707,8 +707,9 @@ try_creating_fbo (CoglContext                 *ctx,
 }
 
 gboolean
-_cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
-                             GError **error)
+_cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
+                             CoglOffscreenFlags   flags,
+                             GError             **error)
 {
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (offscreen);
   CoglContext *ctx = cogl_framebuffer_get_context (framebuffer);
@@ -747,7 +748,7 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
   gl_framebuffer = ensure_gl_framebuffer (framebuffer);
   gl_fbo = &gl_framebuffer->gl_fbo;
 
-  if (((offscreen->create_flags & COGL_OFFSCREEN_DISABLE_DEPTH_AND_STENCIL) &&
+  if (((flags & COGL_OFFSCREEN_DISABLE_DEPTH_AND_STENCIL) &&
        try_creating_fbo (ctx,
                          offscreen->texture,
                          offscreen->texture_level,
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
       cogl_framebuffer_update_samples_per_pixel (framebuffer,
                                                  gl_fbo->samples_per_pixel);
 
-      if (!(offscreen->create_flags & COGL_OFFSCREEN_DISABLE_DEPTH_AND_STENCIL))
+      if (!(flags & COGL_OFFSCREEN_DISABLE_DEPTH_AND_STENCIL))
         {
           /* Record that the last set of flags succeeded so that we can
              try that set first next time */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
index 95b636517..1397ebf69 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 #include "cogl-context-private.h"
 
 gboolean
-_cogl_offscreen_nop_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
-                              GError **error);
+_cogl_offscreen_nop_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
+                              CoglOffscreenFlags   flags,
+                              GError             **error);
 
 void
 _cogl_offscreen_nop_free (CoglOffscreen *offscreen);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
index f9db69c91..602b80421 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_nop_flush_state (CoglFramebuffer *draw_buffer,
 }
 
 gboolean
-_cogl_offscreen_nop_allocate (CoglOffscreen *offscreen,
-                              GError **error)
+_cogl_offscreen_nop_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
+                              CoglOffscreenFlags   flags,
+                              GError             **error)
 {
   return TRUE;
 }