diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.26.0.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.26.0.bb
index 8046b139c0..0c4834c94d 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.26.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet_1.26.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "gtk+3 libnma libnotify libsecret libgudev networkmanager iso-codes ns
 GNOMEBASEBUILDCLASS = "meson"
 inherit features_check gnomebase gsettings gtk-icon-cache gettext
 
-REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 opengl"
 
 SRC_URI[archive.sha256sum] = "69611b29064adbd57395fe3e51a9ebde1ea794615f776900453a2bbe3d8cddfd"