diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1b8b0e3e67..7975e55755 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ evas_engine_gl_common_cflags=""
 if test "x${have_egl}" = "xyes"; then
    evas_engine_gl_common_libs="-lEGL"
 else
-   evas_engine_gl_common_libs="-lEGL"
+   evas_engine_gl_common_libs="-lGL"
 fi
 
 # The lines below fix compiling/linking of gl_generic on OSX