--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ if(APPLE)
   add_apple_compiler_options(${the_module})
 endif()
 
-if(OPENCV_HIGHGUI_BUILTIN_BACKEND STREQUAL "WIN32UI" AND HAVE_OPENGL AND OPENGL_LIBRARIES)
+if(HAVE_OPENGL AND OPENGL_LIBRARIES)
   ocv_target_link_libraries(${the_module} PRIVATE "${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}")
 endif()