diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_glfw.cpp b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_glfw.cpp
index 05784178..c45e4986 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_glfw.cpp
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_glfw.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ namespace HelloImGui { namespace BackendApi
 
         if (effectiveSamples > 0)
         {
-            glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE);
+            #if ! defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__) && ! defined(HELLOIMGUI_USE_GLES3)  && ! defined(HELLOIMGUI_USE_GLES2)
+            glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE); // multisampling is automatically enabled if the framebuffer supports it for for OpenGL ES
+            #endif
             glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SAMPLES, effectiveSamples);
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_sdl.cpp b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_sdl.cpp
index feb3c52b..905e3b8b 100644
--- a/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/hello_imgui/internal/backend_impls/opengl_setup_helper/opengl_setup_sdl.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace HelloImGui { namespace BackendApi
         {
             SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLEBUFFERS, 1);
             SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_MULTISAMPLESAMPLES, effectiveSamples);
-            #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
-            glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE);
+            #if ! defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__) && ! defined(HELLOIMGUI_USE_GLES3)  && ! defined(HELLOIMGUI_USE_GLES2)
+            glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE); // multisampling is automatically enabled if the framebuffer supports it for OpenGL ES
             #endif
         }
         else