diff --git a/package/qwt/Config.in b/package/qwt/Config.in
index 3dc6f2275..7718b594a 100644
--- a/package/qwt/Config.in
+++ b/package/qwt/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QWT_SVG
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QWT_MATHML
 	bool "MathML support"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QWT_OPENGL
+	bool "OpenGL support"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT_OPENGL_ES
+
 endif
 
 comment "qwt depends on QT gui module"
diff --git a/package/qwt/qwt.mk b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
index 3007bf747..e75d21734 100644
--- a/package/qwt/qwt.mk
+++ b/package/qwt/qwt.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ else
 	QWT_CONFIG += -e 's/^.*QWT_CONFIG.*QwtMathML.*$$/\# QWT_CONFIG += QwtMathML/'
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QWT_OPENGL),y)
+	QWT_CONFIG += -e 's/^.*QWT_CONFIG.*QwtOpenGL.*$$/QWT_CONFIG += QwtOpenGL/'
+else
+	QWT_CONFIG += -e 's/^.*QWT_CONFIG.*QwtOpenGL.*$$/\# QWT_CONFIG += QwtOpenGL/'
+endif
+
 define QWT_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(SED) $(QWT_CONFIG) $(@D)/qwtconfig.pri
 	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QT_QMAKE))