diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-vecx/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-vecx/package.mk
index 4b8c81d09c..3bc7415953 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-vecx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-vecx/package.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ PKG_LIBPATH="${PKG_LIBNAME}"
 PKG_LIBVAR="VECX_LIB"
 
 make_target() {
-  make
+  if [ "$OPENGL_SUPPORT" = no ]; then
+    HAS_GLES=1 make
+  else
+    make
+  fi
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {