diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
index 5aeb4df555..fb5af1005f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_create_context (GstGLContext * context,
     window_handle = gst_gl_window_get_window_handle (window);
 
   if (window_handle) {
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WINRT
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WINRT && defined (EGL_ANGLE_SURFACE_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER)
     const EGLint attrs[] = {
       /* EGL_ANGLE_SURFACE_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER is an optimization that can
        * have large performance benefits on mobile devices. */
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_activate (GstGLContext * context, gboolean activate)
       gst_object_unref (window);
     }
     if (handle && handle != egl->window_handle) {
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WINRT
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_WINDOW_WINRT && defined (EGL_ANGLE_SURFACE_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER)
       const EGLint attrs[] = {
         /* EGL_ANGLE_SURFACE_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER is an optimization that can
          * have large performance benefits on mobile devices. */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstgldisplay_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstgldisplay_egl.c
index 31a097bf61..a8e5815b8d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstgldisplay_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstgldisplay_egl.c
@@ -196,11 +196,13 @@ gst_gl_display_egl_get_from_native (GstGLDisplayType type, guintptr display)
        * attributes if the hardware supports D3D11 Feature Level 10_0+. */
       EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_ANGLE, EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_D3D11_ANGLE,
 
+#ifdef EGL_ANGLE_DISPLAY_ALLOW_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER
       /* EGL_ANGLE_DISPLAY_ALLOW_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER is an optimization
        * that can have large performance benefits on mobile devices. Its
        * syntax is subject to change, though. Please update your Visual
        * Studio templates if you experience compilation issues with it. */
       EGL_ANGLE_DISPLAY_ALLOW_RENDER_TO_BACK_BUFFER, EGL_TRUE,
+#endif
 
       /* EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_ENABLE_AUTOMATIC_TRIM_ANGLE is an option that
        * enables ANGLE to automatically call the IDXGIDevice3::Trim method