diff --git a/src/renderer/gl_engine/meson.build b/src/renderer/gl_engine/meson.build
index 4ab14edd..cedace08 100644
--- a/src/renderer/gl_engine/meson.build
+++ b/src/renderer/gl_engine/meson.build
@@ -21,10 +21,27 @@ source_file = [
    'tvgGlTessellator.h',
 ]
 
+#find a gl library with fallbacks
 gles_dep = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('GLESv3', required: false)
 
 if not gles_dep.found()
-  gles_dep = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('GLESv2', required: true)
+  gles_dep = dependency('GLESv3', required: false)
+endif
+
+if not gles_dep.found()
+  gles_dep = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('GLESv2', required: false)
+endif
+
+if not gles_dep.found()
+  gles_dep = dependency('GLESv2', required: false)
+endif
+
+if not gles_dep.found()
+  gles_dep = dependency('GL')
+endif
+
+if not gles_dep.found()
+  gles_dep = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('GL')
 endif
 
 engine_dep += [declare_dependency(