diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
index 4dcf26766a..67df206eea 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-good/Config.in
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_QMLGL
 	bool "qmlgl (qt5)"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT5
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_JSCORE_AVAILABLE # qt5declarative
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_HAS_LIB_OPENGL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_WIDGETS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE_QUICK
@@ -286,6 +287,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_QMLGL
 	help
 	  QT5 plugin which includes elements qmlglsrc and qmlglsink
 
+comment "qmlgl (qt5) needs the gst1-plugins-base opengl library"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE_HAS_LIB_OPENGL
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_GOOD_PLUGIN_SHOUT2
 	bool "shout2"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSHOUT