diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
index 6654633766..673bfe3147 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(VIRTUAL_SOURCES HEADER logging.h IDENTIFIER KWIN_VIRTUAL CATEGORY_NAME kwin_platform_virtual DEFAULT_SEVERITY Critical)
 
 add_library(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend MODULE ${VIRTUAL_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend kwin SceneQPainterBackend)
+target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend kwin SceneQPainterBackend SceneOpenGLBackend)
 
 if(HAVE_GBM)
-    target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend SceneOpenGLBackend gbm::gbm)
+    target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend gbm::gbm)
 endif()
 
 install(