diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 8965eb524..512ad3d9d 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -7042,9 +7042,15 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     if (smooth < 1) {
       pgl.disable(PGL.MULTISAMPLE);
     } else {
-      pgl.enable(PGL.MULTISAMPLE);
+      // work around runtime exceptions in Broadcom's VC IV driver
+      if (false == OPENGL_RENDERER.equals("VideoCore IV HW")) {
+        pgl.enable(PGL.MULTISAMPLE);
+      }
+    }
+    // work around runtime exceptions in Broadcom's VC IV driver
+    if (false == OPENGL_RENDERER.equals("VideoCore IV HW")) {
+      pgl.disable(PGL.POLYGON_SMOOTH);
     }
-    pgl.disable(PGL.POLYGON_SMOOTH);
 
     if (sized) {
 //      reapplySettings();
@@ -7154,8 +7160,11 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     pgl.getIntegerv(PGL.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, intBuffer);
     maxTextureSize = intBuffer.get(0);
 
-    pgl.getIntegerv(PGL.MAX_SAMPLES, intBuffer);
-    maxSamples = intBuffer.get(0);
+    // work around runtime exceptions in Broadcom's VC IV driver
+    if (false == OPENGL_RENDERER.equals("VideoCore IV HW")) {
+      pgl.getIntegerv(PGL.MAX_SAMPLES, intBuffer);
+      maxSamples = intBuffer.get(0);
+    }
 
     if (anisoSamplingSupported) {
       pgl.getFloatv(PGL.MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY, floatBuffer);