diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetbackingstore.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetbackingstore.cpp
index 3f62e7913f9..557e71014e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetbackingstore.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetbackingstore.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 extern QRegion qt_dirtyRegion(QWidget *);
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QPlatformTextureList, qt_dummy_platformTextureList)
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Flushes the contents of the \a backingStore into the screen area of \a widget.