diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLShaders.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLShaders.h
index 26dd089370..a6213fd280 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLShaders.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLShaders.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace gl {
     bool compileShader(GLenum shaderDomain, const std::string& shaderSource, const std::string& defines, GLuint &shaderObject, std::string& error);
 #endif
 
-    GLuint compileProgram(const std::vector<GLuint>& glshaders, std::string& error = std::string());
+    GLuint compileProgram(const std::vector<GLuint>& glshaders, std::string& error);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
index b41cdaf181..585a0d00ef 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public:
             std::string error;
             ::gl::compileShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, vsSource, "", vertexShader, error);
             ::gl::compileShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, fsSource, "", fragmentShader, error);
-            _program = ::gl::compileProgram({ { vertexShader, fragmentShader } });
+            _program = ::gl::compileProgram({ { vertexShader, fragmentShader } }, error);
             glDeleteShader(vertexShader);
             glDeleteShader(fragmentShader);
             qDebug() << "Rebuild proigram";