diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/EarlyLoaderGUI.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/EarlyLoaderGUI.java
index 2652ac53a..3015d511e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/EarlyLoaderGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/EarlyLoaderGUI.java
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ public class EarlyLoaderGUI {
         this.window = window;
         RenderSystem.clearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
         RenderSystem.clear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, Minecraft.IS_RUNNING_ON_MAC);
-        window.update();
+        window.flipFrame();
+    }
+
+    private void setupMatrix() {
+        GlStateManager.clear(256, Minecraft.IS_RUNNING_ON_MAC);
+        RenderSystem.matrixMode(5889);
+        RenderSystem.loadIdentity();
+        RenderSystem.ortho(0.0D, window.getFramebufferWidth() / window.getGuiScaleFactor(), window.getFramebufferHeight() / window.getGuiScaleFactor(), 0.0D, 1000.0D, 3000.0D);
+        RenderSystem.matrixMode(5888);
+        RenderSystem.loadIdentity();
+        RenderSystem.translatef(0.0F, 0.0F, -2000.0F);
     }
 
     public void handleElsewhere() {
@@ -63,8 +73,9 @@ public class EarlyLoaderGUI {
 
         RenderSystem.clearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
         RenderSystem.clear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, Minecraft.IS_RUNNING_ON_MAC);
+        setupMatrix();
         renderMessages();
-        window.update();
+        window.flipFrame();
     }
 
     private void renderMessages() {
@@ -110,6 +121,7 @@ public class EarlyLoaderGUI {
         RenderSystem.drawArrays(GL11.GL_QUADS, 0, quads * 4);
         RenderSystem.popMatrix();
 
+        GlStateManager.disableClientState(GL11.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
         MemoryUtil.memFree(charBuffer);
     }
 }