diff --git a/examples/egl_common.c b/examples/egl_common.c
index 61671508..f095a487 100644
--- a/examples/egl_common.c
+++ b/examples/egl_common.c
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ PFNEGLCREATEPLATFORMWINDOWSURFACEEXTPROC eglCreatePlatformWindowSurfaceEXT;
 
 const EGLint config_attribs[] = {
 	EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
-	EGL_RED_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
-	EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
+	EGL_RED_SIZE, 8,
+	EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 8,
+	EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 8,
+	EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 8,
 	EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
 	EGL_NONE,
 };