diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-1.0.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-1.0.inc
index 1356586..70ac44a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-1.0.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-1.0.inc
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Clutter graphics library"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.clutter-project.org/"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1+"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
 inherit clutter
 
 SRC_URI += "file://enable_tests.patch \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gst-1.0_1.6.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gst-1.0_1.6.0.bb
index dc5cc13..ed12c8b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gst-1.0_1.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gst-1.0_1.6.0.bb
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c \
 
 SRC_URI[archive.md5sum] = "d60ab0118730cecd5dd9988ad7da034b"
 SRC_URI[archive.sha256sum] = "abc879cdd562f1640a825131405f4327a427bfe65b805ebc25d0c78909c8c622"
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gtk-1.0.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gtk-1.0.inc
index 3717f48..b80c189 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gtk-1.0.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-gtk-1.0.inc
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ AUTOTOOLS_AUXDIR = "${S}/build"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-introspection"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
index 59ff66e..e0aff42 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ FILES_libcogl-pango-dev = "${includedir}/cogl/cogl-pango \
 RPROVIDES_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
 RCONFLICTS_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
 RREPLACES_libcogl = "cogl-1.0"
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/eglinfo/eglinfo.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/eglinfo/eglinfo.inc
index 785e7f1..41e3568 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/eglinfo/eglinfo.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/eglinfo/eglinfo.inc
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--platform=${EGLINFO_PLATFORM} \
 do_install_append() {
 	mv ${D}/${bindir}/eglinfo ${D}/${bindir}/${EGLINFO_BINARY_NAME}
 }
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/glew/glew_1.10.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/glew/glew_1.10.0.bb
index e5a63b4..f054b38 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/glew/glew_1.10.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/glew/glew_1.10.0.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ SECTION = "x11"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=2ac251558de685c6b9478d89be3149c2"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
 DEPENDS = "virtual/libx11 virtual/libgl libglu libxext libxi libxmu"
 
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/libglu_9.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/libglu_9.0.0.bb
index 06d30f9..53ee8a1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/libglu_9.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/libglu_9.0.0.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://include/GL/glu.h;endline=29;md5=6b79c570f644363b356456e7d44471d9 \
                     file://src/libtess/tess.c;endline=29;md5=6b79c570f644363b356456e7d44471d9"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
 # Epoch as this used to be part of mesa
 PE = "2"
 PR = "0"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa-demos_8.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa-demos_8.1.0.bb
index 3ac81ef..97f9c4a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa-demos_8.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa-demos_8.1.0.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://mesa3d.org"
 BUGTRACKER = "https://bugs.freedesktop.org"
 SECTION = "x11"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
+
 LICENSE = "MIT & PD"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/xdemos/glxgears.c;beginline=1;endline=20;md5=914225785450eff644a86c871d3ae00e \
                     file://src/xdemos/glxdemo.c;beginline=1;endline=8;md5=b01d5ab1aee94d35b7efaa2ef48e1a06"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
index 5657469..671439c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=fbc093901857fcd118f065f900982c24 \
                     file://mx/mx-widget.c;beginline=8;endline=20;md5=13bba3c973a72414a701e1e87b5ee879"
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_1.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_1.1.0.bb
index 8280bf2..6018999 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_1.1.0.bb
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "liberation-fonts"
 
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 GROUPADD_PARAM_${PN} = "--system weston-launch"
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-gl_0.10.3.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-gl_0.10.3.bb
index 4474e1e..092a66d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-gl_0.10.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-gl_0.10.3.bb
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "ac_cv_header_GL_gl_h=no"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-apps = "1"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-glib = "1"
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_1.0.9.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_1.0.9.bb
index 9ce7991..f59b12e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_1.0.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_1.0.9.bb
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "69d236b1d8188270a3f51f6710146d0ca63c2f1a9f6cfbab3399ef01b9
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/gst-plugins-bad-${PV}"
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_git.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_git.bb
index e1a5904..45803ef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad_git.bb
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	oe_runconf
 }
 
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/fotowall_0.9.bb b/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/fotowall_0.9.bb
index 2e1fbaa..ef097a8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/fotowall_0.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/fotowall_0.9.bb
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ do_install() {
 
 # Ensure we have some plugins for some useful image formats
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN} += "qt4-plugin-imageformat-gif qt4-plugin-imageformat-jpeg qt4-plugin-imageformat-tiff"
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/quicky_0.4.bb b/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/quicky_0.4.bb
index acacd8e..14866b7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/quicky_0.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt-apps/quicky_0.4.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 ${S}/${BPN} ${D}${bindir}
 }
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt-mobility-x11_1.2.0.bb b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt-mobility-x11_1.2.0.bb
index cd7d5b5..8368f79 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt-mobility-x11_1.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt-mobility-x11_1.2.0.bb
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ qtm_extra_config := ""
 
 inherit qt4x11
 require qt-mobility_${PV}.inc
+
+python () {
+    if not oe.utils.contains ('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', True, False, d):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipPackage("'opengl' in DISTRO_FEATURES")
+}
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
index 369b3d5..5cc55b3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-qt/qt4/qt4-x11-free.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require qt4.inc
 DESCRIPTION = "Qt is a versatile cross-platform application framework -- this is the X11 version."
 HOMEPAGE = "http://qt-project.org/"
 SECTION = "x11/libs"
-DEPENDS += "virtual/libgl virtual/libx11 fontconfig libxft libxext libxrender libxrandr libxcursor"
+DEPENDS += "virtual/libx11 fontconfig libxft libxext libxrender libxrandr libxcursor"
+DEPENDS += " ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'virtual/libgl', '', d)}"
+
 PROVIDES += "qt4-x11"
 QT4DEPENDS = ""