diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/GpuPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/GpuPlugin.java
index dfcdf67309..252193f0c6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/GpuPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/GpuPlugin.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import static net.runelite.client.plugins.gpu.GLUtil.inputStreamToString;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.gpu.config.AntiAliasingMode;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.gpu.template.Template;
 import net.runelite.client.ui.DrawManager;
+import net.runelite.client.util.OSType;
 
 @PluginDescriptor(
 	name = "GPU",
@@ -436,7 +437,35 @@ public class GpuPlugin extends Plugin implements DrawCallbacks
 		glGeomShader = gl.glCreateShader(gl.GL_GEOMETRY_SHADER);
 		glFragmentShader = gl.glCreateShader(gl.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
 
-		Function<String, String> resourceLoader = (s) -> inputStreamToString(getClass().getResourceAsStream(s));
+		final String glVersionHeader;
+
+		if (OSType.getOSType() == OSType.Linux)
+		{
+			glVersionHeader =
+				"#version 420\n" +
+				"#extension GL_ARB_compute_shader : require\n" +
+				"#extension GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object : require\n";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			glVersionHeader = "#version 430\n";
+		}
+
+		Function<String, String> resourceLoader = (s) ->
+		{
+			if (s.endsWith(".glsl"))
+			{
+				return inputStreamToString(getClass().getResourceAsStream(s));
+			}
+
+			if (s.equals("version_header"))
+			{
+				return glVersionHeader;
+			}
+
+			return "";
+		};
+
 		Template template = new Template(resourceLoader);
 		String source = template.process(resourceLoader.apply("geom.glsl"));
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp.glsl b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp.glsl
index 7b79f78d8a..f569bceed6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp.glsl
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp.glsl
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#version 420
-#extension GL_ARB_compute_shader : require
-#extension GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object : require
+#include version_header
 
 shared int totalNum[12]; // number of faces with a given priority
 shared int totalDistance[12]; // sum of distances to faces of a given priority
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_small.glsl b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_small.glsl
index fa14aad43a..edb8375900 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_small.glsl
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_small.glsl
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#version 420
-#extension GL_ARB_compute_shader : require
-#extension GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object : require
+#include version_header
 
 shared int totalNum[12]; // number of faces with a given priority
 shared int totalDistance[12]; // sum of distances to faces of a given priority
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_unordered.glsl b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_unordered.glsl
index 0caf9376ff..b4b526838b 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_unordered.glsl
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/resources/net/runelite/client/plugins/gpu/comp_unordered.glsl
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#version 420
-#extension GL_ARB_compute_shader : require
-#extension GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object : require
+#include version_header
 
 #include comp_common.glsl