diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@
                        PURPOSE "OpenGL dispatch library"
                       )
 
+set(HAVE_DL_LIBRARY FALSE)
+if(epoxy_HAS_GLX)
+    find_library(DL_LIBRARY dl)
+    if(DL_LIBRARY)
+        set(HAVE_DL_LIBRARY TRUE)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 find_package(Wayland 1.2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Cursor OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS Egl)
 set_package_properties(Wayland PROPERTIES
                        TYPE REQUIRED
@@ -573,11 +581,6 @@
 generate_export_header(kwin EXPORT_FILE_NAME kwin_export.h)
 
 target_link_libraries(kwin kwinglutils ${epoxy_LIBRARY})
-# -ldl used by OpenGL code
-find_library(DL_LIBRARY dl)
-if (DL_LIBRARY)
-target_link_libraries(kwin ${DL_LIBRARY})
-endif()
 
 kf5_add_kdeinit_executable(kwin_x11 main_x11.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(kdeinit_kwin_x11 kwin KF5::Crash)
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake b/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_EPOXY_GLX
 
+#cmakedefine01 HAVE_DL_LIBRARY
 
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform ${X11_Xinput_LIB})
 endif()
 
+if(HAVE_DL_LIBRARY)
+    target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform ${DL_LIBRARY})
+endif()
+
 install(
     TARGETS
         KWinX11Platform
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 
 #include <deque>
 #include <algorithm>
+#if HAVE_DL_LIBRARY
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifndef XCB_GLX_BUFFER_SWAP_COMPLETE
 #define XCB_GLX_BUFFER_SWAP_COMPLETE 1
@@ -159,8 +161,10 @@
 #if HAVE_EPOXY_GLX
     ret = glXGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*) name);
 #endif
+#if HAVE_DL_LIBRARY
     if (ret == nullptr)
         ret = (glXFuncPtr) dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, name);
+#endif
     return ret;
 }
 glXSwapIntervalMESA_func glXSwapIntervalMESA;