diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index c67b05a..8060c17 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ def configure(conf):
     conf.check_cfg(package = "freetype2", uselib_store = "FreeType2", args = "--cflags --libs")
     if platform.system() == "Linux":
         conf.check(header_name = "X11/Xlib.h", global_define = False)
+        conf.check(lib = 'GL', global_define = False)
     elif platform.system() == "Windows":
         conf.check(header_name = "windows.h", global_define = False)
+        conf.check(lib = 'opengl32', global_define = False)
 
 def build(bld):
     defines = ['APPNAME="%s"' % APPNAME]