diff --git a/kitty/cell_vertex.glsl b/kitty/cell_vertex.glsl
index f772099a7..46b92c886 100644
--- a/kitty/cell_vertex.glsl
+++ b/kitty/cell_vertex.glsl
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ layout(std140) uniform CellRenderData {
 };
 
 // Have to use fixed locations here as all variants of the cell program share the same VAO
-// location 0 is used in the graphics program which uses the same VAO
-layout(location=1) in uvec3 colors;
-layout(location=2) in uvec4 sprite_coords;
-layout(location=3) in float is_selected;
+// location 3 is used in the graphics program which uses the same VAO
+layout(location=0) in uvec3 colors;
+layout(location=1) in uvec4 sprite_coords;
+layout(location=2) in float is_selected;
 
 #if defined(FOREGROUND) || defined(ALL)
 
diff --git a/kitty/graphics_vertex.glsl b/kitty/graphics_vertex.glsl
index 8fe913fb3..9345339b4 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics_vertex.glsl
+++ b/kitty/graphics_vertex.glsl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #version GLSL_VERSION
 
-layout(location=0) in vec4 src;
+layout(location=3) in vec4 src;
 out vec2 texcoord;
 
 void main() {
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index d1de716ba..26711e9ef 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ init_cell_program() {
     // Sanity check to ensure the attribute location binding worked
 #define C(p, name, expected) { int aloc = attrib_location(p, #name); if (aloc != expected && aloc != -1) fatal("The attribute location for %s is %d != %d in program: %d", #name, aloc, expected, p); }
     for (int p = CELL_PROGRAM; p <= CELL_FOREGROUND_PROGRAM; p++) {
-        C(p, colors, 1); C(p, sprite_coords, 2); C(p, is_selected, 3);
+        C(p, colors, 0); C(p, sprite_coords, 1); C(p, is_selected, 2);
     }
-    C(GRAPHICS_PROGRAM, src, 0);
+    C(GRAPHICS_PROGRAM, src, 3);
 #undef C
 
 }