diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
index 48db0334e..47fa3d68c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::AllocatePPTextures(){
  */
 void RendererOpenGL::InitOpenGLObjects() {
     glClearColor(Settings::values.bg_red.GetValue(), Settings::values.bg_green.GetValue(),
-                 Settings::values.bg_blue.GetValue(), 1.0f);
+                 Settings::values.bg_blue.GetValue(), 0.0f);
 
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < samplers.size(); i++) {
         samplers[i].Create();
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawScreens(const Layout::FramebufferLayout& layout, bool f
     if (settings.bg_color_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
         // Update background color before drawing
         glClearColor(Settings::values.bg_red.GetValue(), Settings::values.bg_green.GetValue(),
-                     Settings::values.bg_blue.GetValue(), 1.0f);
+                     Settings::values.bg_blue.GetValue(), 0.0f);
     }
 
     if (settings.shader_update_requested.exchange(false)) {