diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_notjs.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_notjs.go
index 8a3451105..10e37ce70 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_notjs.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/context_notjs.go
@@ -288,9 +288,7 @@ func (c *context) newShader(shaderType uint32, source string) (shader, error) {
 	c.ctx.ShaderSource(s, source)
 	c.ctx.CompileShader(s)
 
-	v := make([]int32, 1)
-	c.ctx.GetShaderiv(v, s, gl.COMPILE_STATUS)
-	if v[0] == gl.FALSE {
+	if c.ctx.GetShaderi(s, gl.COMPILE_STATUS) == gl.FALSE {
 		log := c.ctx.GetShaderInfoLog(s)
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("opengl: shader compile failed: %s", log)
 	}
@@ -316,9 +314,7 @@ func (c *context) newProgram(shaders []shader, attributes []string) (program, er
 	}
 
 	c.ctx.LinkProgram(p)
-	v := make([]int32, 1)
-	c.ctx.GetProgramiv(v, p, gl.LINK_STATUS)
-	if v[0] == gl.FALSE {
+	if c.ctx.GetProgrami(p, gl.LINK_STATUS) == gl.FALSE {
 		info := c.ctx.GetProgramInfoLog(p)
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("opengl: program error: %s", info)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_notpurego.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_notpurego.go
index 70ae3bd85..cc63f4cc9 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_notpurego.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_notpurego.go
@@ -585,33 +585,35 @@ func (c *defaultContext) GetError() uint32 {
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetInteger(pname uint32) int {
-	dst := make([]int32, 1)
-	C.glowGetIntegerv(c.gpGetIntegerv, (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
-	return int(dst[0])
+	var dst int32
+	C.glowGetIntegerv(c.gpGetIntegerv, (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetProgramInfoLog(program uint32) string {
-	var bufSize [1]int32
-	c.GetProgramiv(bufSize[:], program, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
-	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize[0])
-	C.glowGetProgramInfoLog(c.gpGetProgramInfoLog, (C.GLuint)(program), (C.GLsizei)(bufSize[0]), nil, (*C.GLchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
+	bufSize := c.GetProgrami(program, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
+	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize)
+	C.glowGetProgramInfoLog(c.gpGetProgramInfoLog, (C.GLuint)(program), (C.GLsizei)(bufSize), nil, (*C.GLchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
 	return string(infoLog)
 }
 
-func (c *defaultContext) GetProgramiv(dst []int32, program uint32, pname uint32) {
-	C.glowGetProgramiv(c.gpGetProgramiv, (C.GLuint)(program), (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
+func (c *defaultContext) GetProgrami(program uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	var dst int32
+	C.glowGetProgramiv(c.gpGetProgramiv, (C.GLuint)(program), (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderInfoLog(shader uint32) string {
-	var bufSize [1]int32
-	c.GetShaderiv(bufSize[:], shader, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
-	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize[0])
-	C.glowGetShaderInfoLog(c.gpGetShaderInfoLog, (C.GLuint)(shader), (C.GLsizei)(bufSize[0]), nil, (*C.GLchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
+	bufSize := c.GetShaderi(shader, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
+	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize)
+	C.glowGetShaderInfoLog(c.gpGetShaderInfoLog, (C.GLuint)(shader), (C.GLsizei)(bufSize), nil, (*C.GLchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
 	return string(infoLog)
 }
 
-func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderiv(dst []int32, shader uint32, pname uint32) {
-	C.glowGetShaderiv(c.gpGetShaderiv, (C.GLuint)(shader), (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
+func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderi(shader uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	var dst int32
+	C.glowGetShaderiv(c.gpGetShaderiv, (C.GLuint)(shader), (C.GLenum)(pname), (*C.GLint)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetUniformLocation(program uint32, name string) int32 {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_purego.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_purego.go
index 7893d524e..47a3cbc97 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_purego.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/default_purego.go
@@ -284,33 +284,35 @@ func (c *defaultContext) GetError() uint32 {
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetInteger(pname uint32) int {
-	dst := make([]int32, 1)
-	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetIntegerv, uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
-	return int(dst[0])
+	var dst int32
+	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetIntegerv, uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetProgramInfoLog(program uint32) string {
-	var bufSize [1]int32
-	c.GetProgramiv(bufSize[:], program, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
-	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize[0])
-	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetProgramInfoLog, uintptr(program), uintptr(bufSize[0]), 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
+	bufSize := c.GetProgrami(program, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
+	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize)
+	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetProgramInfoLog, uintptr(program), uintptr(bufSize), 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
 	return string(infoLog)
 }
 
-func (c *defaultContext) GetProgramiv(dst []int32, program uint32, pname uint32) {
-	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetProgramiv, uintptr(program), uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
+func (c *defaultContext) GetProgrami(program uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	var dst int32
+	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetProgramiv, uintptr(program), uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderInfoLog(shader uint32) string {
-	var bufSize [1]int32
-	c.GetShaderiv(bufSize[:], shader, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
-	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize[0])
-	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetShaderInfoLog, uintptr(shader), uintptr(bufSize[0]), 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
+	bufSize := c.GetShaderi(shader, INFO_LOG_LENGTH)
+	infoLog := make([]byte, bufSize)
+	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetShaderInfoLog, uintptr(shader), uintptr(bufSize), 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&infoLog[0])))
 	return string(infoLog)
 }
 
-func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderiv(dst []int32, shader uint32, pname uint32) {
-	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetShaderiv, uintptr(shader), uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst[0])))
+func (c *defaultContext) GetShaderi(shader uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	var dst int32
+	purego.SyscallN(c.gpGetShaderiv, uintptr(shader), uintptr(pname), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dst)))
+	return int(dst)
 }
 
 func (c *defaultContext) GetUniformLocation(program uint32, name string) int32 {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/gomobile.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/gomobile.go
index 95198b376..3dca53ed7 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/gomobile.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/gomobile.go
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ func (g *gomobileContext) GetProgramInfoLog(program uint32) string {
 	return g.ctx.GetProgramInfoLog(gmProgram(program))
 }
 
-func (g *gomobileContext) GetProgramiv(dst []int32, program uint32, pname uint32) {
-	dst[0] = int32(g.ctx.GetProgrami(gmProgram(program), gl.Enum(pname)))
+func (g *gomobileContext) GetProgrami(program uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	return g.ctx.GetProgrami(gmProgram(program), gl.Enum(pname))
 }
 
 func (g *gomobileContext) GetShaderInfoLog(shader uint32) string {
 	return g.ctx.GetShaderInfoLog(gl.Shader{Value: shader})
 }
 
-func (g *gomobileContext) GetShaderiv(dst []int32, shader uint32, pname uint32) {
-	dst[0] = int32(g.ctx.GetShaderi(gl.Shader{Value: shader}, gl.Enum(pname)))
+func (g *gomobileContext) GetShaderi(shader uint32, pname uint32) int {
+	return g.ctx.GetShaderi(gl.Shader{Value: shader}, gl.Enum(pname))
 }
 
 func (g *gomobileContext) GetUniformLocation(program uint32, name string) int32 {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/interface.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/interface.go
index d2a878d8c..ff53f9e6f 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/interface.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl/gl/interface.go
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type Context interface {
 	GetError() uint32
 	GetInteger(pname uint32) int
 	GetProgramInfoLog(program uint32) string
-	GetProgramiv(dst []int32, program uint32, pname uint32)
+	GetProgrami(program uint32, pname uint32) int
 	GetShaderInfoLog(shader uint32) string
-	GetShaderiv(dst []int32, shader uint32, pname uint32)
+	GetShaderi(shader uint32, pname uint32) int
 	GetUniformLocation(program uint32, name string) int32
 	IsFramebuffer(framebuffer uint32) bool
 	IsProgram(program uint32) bool