diff --git a/rutabaga_gfx/src/rutabaga_core.rs b/rutabaga_gfx/src/rutabaga_core.rs
index 49a70d62d3..9d76068a1d 100644
--- a/rutabaga_gfx/src/rutabaga_core.rs
+++ b/rutabaga_gfx/src/rutabaga_core.rs
@@ -1305,8 +1305,6 @@ impl RutabagaBuilder {
             ));
         }
 
-        #[allow(unused_mut)]
-        let mut fallback_2d = false;
         if self.default_component != RutabagaComponentType::Rutabaga2D {
             #[cfg(feature = "virgl_renderer")]
             if self.default_component == RutabagaComponentType::VirglRenderer {
@@ -1323,7 +1321,7 @@ impl RutabagaBuilder {
                     push_capset(RUTABAGA_CAPSET_DRM);
                 } else {
                     log::warn!("error initializing gpu backend=virglrenderer, falling back to 2d.");
-                    fallback_2d = true;
+                    self.default_component = RutabagaComponentType::Rutabaga2D;
                 };
             }
 
@@ -1351,7 +1349,7 @@ impl RutabagaBuilder {
             push_capset(RUTABAGA_CAPSET_CROSS_DOMAIN);
         }
 
-        if self.default_component == RutabagaComponentType::Rutabaga2D || fallback_2d {
+        if self.default_component == RutabagaComponentType::Rutabaga2D {
             let rutabaga_2d = Rutabaga2D::init(fence_handler.clone())?;
             rutabaga_components.insert(RutabagaComponentType::Rutabaga2D, rutabaga_2d);
         }