diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-base/gst1-plugins-base.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-base/gst1-plugins-base.mk
index 91b5637316..21a29cbea2 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-base/gst1-plugins-base.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-base/gst1-plugins-base.mk
@@ -38,18 +38,19 @@ else
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dorc=disabled
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_LIB_OPENGL_HAS_API),y)
+GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dgl=enabled
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_LIB_OPENGL_OPENGL),y)
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_GL_API_LIST = opengl
-GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dgl=enabled
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_DEPENDENCIES += libgl libglu
-else
-GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dgl=disabled
 endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_LIB_OPENGL_GLES2),y)
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_GL_API_LIST += gles2
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_DEPENDENCIES += libgles
 endif
+else
+GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dgl=disabled
+endif
 GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_CONF_OPTS += -Dgl_api='$(subst $(space),$(comma),$(GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_GL_API_LIST))'
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_LIB_OPENGL_GLX),y)