diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 493568f2..a7e8460e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
 
 ## Changelog
 
+ - Bugfix: Buffers were swapped at creation on single-buffered windows (#1873)
  - [Win32] Bugfix: `USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL` had no effect on CMake 3.15 or
    later (#1783,#1796)
  - [Win32] Bugfix: Compilation with LLVM for Windows failed (#1807,#1824,#1874)
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 867e399f..647a9942 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -570,7 +570,9 @@ GLFWbool _glfwRefreshContextAttribs(_GLFWwindow* window,
         PFNGLCLEARPROC glClear = (PFNGLCLEARPROC)
             window->context.getProcAddress("glClear");
         glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-        window->context.swapBuffers(window);
+
+        if (window->doublebuffer)
+            window->context.swapBuffers(window);
     }
 
     glfwMakeContextCurrent((GLFWwindow*) previous);