diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/meson.build
index dd35c013dc..cbdc51c8c6 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/sdl/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/sdl/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 sdl_dep = dependency('sdl', version : '>=1.2.0', required : get_option('examples'))
-if sdl_dep.found() and build_gstgl
+have_sdl_gl = build_gstgl and (
+    enabled_gl_apis.contains('gl') and
+    (enabled_gl_platforms.contains('glx') or enabled_gl_platforms.contains('wgl')) and
+    (enabled_gl_winsys.contains('x11') or enabled_gl_winsys.contains('win32'))
+)
+if sdl_dep.found() and have_sdl_gl
   executable('sdlshare',
     'sdlshare.c',
     install: false,