diff --git a/emulators/qemu/Makefile b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
index ee84cb351f52..9cb0cae54540 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ USE_XORG=	pixman
 USE_GNOME+=	cairo glib20 libxml2
 .endif
 
-USES?=		cpe gl gmake gnome pkgconfig bison perl5 python:build tar:xz
+USES?=		cpe gmake gnome pkgconfig bison perl5 python:build tar:xz
 USE_PERL5=	build
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^3\.0\.
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ GTK3_LIB_DEPENDS=	libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon \
 			libepoxy.so:graphics/libepoxy \
 			libpcre2-8.so:devel/pcre2
 GTK3_USE=	GNOME=gtk30,vte3,gdkpixbuf2 XORG=x11,xext GL=gbm
-GTK3_USES=	gettext
+GTK3_USES=	gettext gl
 JPEG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-vnc-jpeg
 JPEG_USES=		jpeg
 NCURSES_USES=		ncurses:base
 OPENGL_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-opengl
+OPENGL_USES=	gl
 OPENGL_USE=	GL=glu
 PCAP_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-pcap
 PCAP_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/pcap-patch ${FILESDIR}/pcap-patch-net_net.c \