diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libsdl/libsdl2-ttf_2.24.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libsdl/libsdl2-ttf_2.24.0.bb
index d06f41bd0e..eee22ba703 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libsdl/libsdl2-ttf_2.24.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libsdl/libsdl2-ttf_2.24.0.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "Simple DirectMedia Layer truetype font library"
 SECTION = "libs"
-DEPENDS = "virtual/libsdl2 freetype virtual/egl"
+DEPENDS = "virtual/libsdl2 freetype"
 LICENSE = "Zlib"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=fbb0010b2f7cf6e8a13bcac1ef4d2455"
 
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ inherit cmake pkgconfig
 S = "${UNPACKDIR}/SDL2_ttf-${PV}"
 
 FILES:${PN} += "${datadir}/licenses"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', d)}"
+
+# GL is only used for an example binary
+PACKAGECONFIG[opengl] = "-DSDL2TTF_SAMPLES=ON,-DSDL2TTF_SAMPLES=OFF,virtual/egl"