diff --git a/examples/widgets/widgets.pro b/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
index 726494ffd6a..14acebc33fd 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
+++ b/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ SUBDIRS       = \
                 statemachine \
                 tools \
                 tutorials \
-                widgets \
-                windowcontainer
+                widgets
+
+contains(QT_CONFIG, opengl(es1|es2)?) {
+    SUBDIRS += windowcontainer
+}
 
 contains(DEFINES, QT_NO_CURSOR): SUBDIRS -= mainwindows
 contains(DEFINES, QT_NO_DRAGANDDROP): SUBDIRS -= draganddrop