diff --git a/multimedia/mpc-qt/Makefile b/multimedia/mpc-qt/Makefile
index 4cadc039d58c..d273f6abfab7 100644
--- a/multimedia/mpc-qt/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/mpc-qt/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	mpc-qt
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	23.12
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	jbeich@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Qt 5 clone of Media Player Classic based on libmpv
 WWW=		https://github.com/mpc-qt/mpc-qt
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	mpv>=0.29,1:multimedia/mpv
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmpv.so:multimedia/mpv
 
-USES=		compiler:c++14-lang desktop-file-utils gl pkgconfig qmake qt:6
+USES=		compiler:c++14-lang desktop-file-utils pkgconfig qmake qt:6
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
-USE_GL=		gl
 USE_QT=		base tools:build
 QMAKE_ARGS=	MPCQT_VERSION="${DISTVERSION}${DISTVERSIONSUFFIX}"
+LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,--as-needed # GL
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>