diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
index 56330d712a..a5584bba06 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ TriggerBoxWidget::TriggerBoxWidget (TriggerStrip& s, float w, float h)
 	, ui (nullptr)
 	, _strip (s)
 {
+	use_nsglview (UIConfiguration::instance().get_nsgl_view_mode () == NSGLHiRes);
 	set_background_color (UIConfiguration::instance ().color (X_("theme:bg")));
 }