diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
index 0ab94a295c..08b4c4d335 100644
--- a/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
+++ b/libs/libmythtv/libmythtv.pro
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ using_frontend {
         DEFINES += USING_VAAPI
         HEADERS += decoders/mythvaapicontext.h
         SOURCES += decoders/mythvaapicontext.cpp
-        LIBS    += -lva -lva-x11 -lva-glx -lva-drm
+        LIBS    += -lva -lva-drm
     }
 
     using_nvdec {
@@ -605,10 +605,9 @@ using_frontend {
         SOURCES += opengl/mythopengltonemap.cpp
         SOURCES += visualisations/videovisualcircles.cpp
 
-
         using_vaapi {
-            HEADERS += opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h   opengl/mythvaapiglxinterop.h
-            SOURCES += opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp opengl/mythvaapiglxinterop.cpp
+            HEADERS += opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h
+            SOURCES += opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp
         }
 
         using_vdpau:using_x11 {
@@ -649,6 +648,12 @@ using_frontend {
                 HEADERS += opengl/mythvaapidrminterop.h
                 SOURCES += opengl/mythvaapidrminterop.cpp
             }
+        } else {
+            using_vaapi {
+                HEADERS += opengl/mythvaapiglxinterop.h
+                SOURCES += opengl/mythvaapiglxinterop.cpp
+                LIBS    += -lva-x11 -lva-glx
+            }
         }
 
         !win32-msvc* {
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp
index 5f92a6beb0..b87ed0da35 100644
--- a/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp
+++ b/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 #include "mythvideocolourspace.h"
 #include "fourcc.h"
 #include "mythvaapiinterop.h"
+
+#ifdef USING_EGL
 #include "mythvaapidrminterop.h"
+#else
 #include "mythvaapiglxinterop.h"
+#endif
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "libavfilter/buffersrc.h"
@@ -57,14 +61,14 @@ void MythVAAPIInterop::GetVAAPITypes(MythRenderOpenGL* Context, MythInteropGPU::
     // zero copy
     if (egl && MythVAAPIInteropDRM::IsSupported(Context))
         vaapitypes.emplace_back(GL_VAAPIEGLDRM);
-#endif
+#else
     // 1x copy
     if (!egl && !wayland && MythVAAPIInteropGLXPixmap::IsSupported(Context))
         vaapitypes.emplace_back(GL_VAAPIGLXPIX);
     // 2x copy
     if (!egl && !opengles && !wayland)
         vaapitypes.emplace_back(GL_VAAPIGLXCOPY);
-
+#endif
     if (!vaapitypes.empty())
         Types[FMT_VAAPI] = vaapitypes;
 }
@@ -82,11 +86,12 @@ MythVAAPIInterop* MythVAAPIInterop::CreateVAAPI(MythPlayerUI *Player, MythRender
 #ifdef USING_EGL
             if ((type == GL_VAAPIEGLDRM) || (type == DRM_DRMPRIME))
                 return new MythVAAPIInteropDRM(Player, Context, type);
-#endif
+#else
             if (type == GL_VAAPIGLXPIX)
                 return new MythVAAPIInteropGLXPixmap(Player, Context);
             if (type == GL_VAAPIGLXCOPY)
                 return new MythVAAPIInteropGLXCopy(Player, Context);
+#endif
         }
     }
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h
index 11358db236..2048d4586c 100644
--- a/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h
+++ b/libs/libmythtv/opengl/mythvaapiinterop.h
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ struct AVFilterContext;
 #undef None            // X11/X.h defines this. Causes compile failure in Qt6.
 #undef Cursor
 #undef pointer
-#include "va/va_glx.h"
+#ifdef USING_EGL
 #include "va/va_drm.h"
 #include "va/va_drmcommon.h"
+#else
+#include "va/va_glx.h"
+#endif
 #undef Bool            // Interferes with cmake moc file compilation
 
 #ifndef VA_FOURCC_I420