diff --git a/CMake/PackageDepends/MITK_OpenGL_Config.cmake b/CMake/PackageDepends/MITK_OpenGL_Config.cmake
index 14360f47f9..a322942bd5 100644
--- a/CMake/PackageDepends/MITK_OpenGL_Config.cmake
+++ b/CMake/PackageDepends/MITK_OpenGL_Config.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE LEGACY)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 list(APPEND ALL_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 list(APPEND ALL_LIBRARIES ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})