diff --git a/modules/video_output/Makefile.am b/modules/video_output/Makefile.am
index 0fbaf8b05d750acce50a3736d515d1e7127db75e..1a80c5a14e985d3f92a35549001957386c65fed1 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/video_output/Makefile.am
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ libglconv_cvpx_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -rpath '$(voutdir)'
 
 if HAVE_OSX
 libvout_macosx_plugin_la_SOURCES = video_output/macosx.m $(OPENGL_COMMONSOURCES)
-libvout_macosx_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS)
+libvout_macosx_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS) -DHAVE_GL_CORE_SYMBOLS
 libvout_macosx_plugin_la_LIBADD = $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
 libvout_macosx_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -rpath '$(voutdir)' \
 	-Wl,-framework,OpenGL,-framework,Cocoa
 
 libcaopengllayer_plugin_la_SOURCES = video_output/caopengllayer.m $(OPENGL_COMMONSOURCES)
-libcaopengllayer_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS)
+libcaopengllayer_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS) -DHAVE_GL_CORE_SYMBOLS
 libcaopengllayer_plugin_la_LIBADD = $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
 libcaopengllayer_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -rpath '$(voutdir)' \
 	-Wl,-framework,OpenGL,-framework,Cocoa,-framework,QuartzCore
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ vout_LTLIBRARIES += $(LTLIBgles2)
 
 libgl_plugin_la_SOURCES = $(OPENGL_COMMONSOURCES) video_output/opengl/display.c
 libgl_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(GL_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS)
-libgl_plugin_la_LIBADD = $(GL_LIBS) $(LIBM) $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
+libgl_plugin_la_LIBADD = $(LIBM) $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
+if HAVE_WIN32
+libgl_plugin_la_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_GL_CORE_SYMBOLS
+libgl_plugin_la_LIBADD += $(GL_LIBS)
+endif
 
 libglconv_vaapi_wl_plugin_la_SOURCES = video_output/opengl/converter_vaapi.c \
 	video_output/opengl/converter.h \
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@ libglwin32_plugin_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
 libglwin32_plugin_la_LIBADD = libchroma_copy.la -lopengl32 -lgdi32 $(LIBCOM) -luuid $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
 libwgl_plugin_la_LIBADD = -lopengl32 -lgdi32 $(OPENGL_COMMONLIBS)
 
-libglwin32_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS)
+libglwin32_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS) -DHAVE_GL_CORE_SYMBOLS
 libwgl_plugin_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(OPENGL_COMMONCLFAGS)
 
 libglwin32_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -rpath '$(voutdir)'
diff --git a/modules/video_output/opengl/vout_helper.c b/modules/video_output/opengl/vout_helper.c
index 9004e2c20fdab8be55571507a881019a8c6b43c5..02ea66d8f2da8084bd14b3b93ca76533bde22678 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/opengl/vout_helper.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/opengl/vout_helper.c
@@ -738,7 +738,11 @@ vout_display_opengl_t *vout_display_opengl_New(video_format_t *fmt,
 
     vgl->gl = gl;
 
+#if defined(USE_OPENGL_ES2) || defined(HAVE_GL_CORE_SYMBOLS)
 #define GET_PROC_ADDR_CORE(name) vgl->vt.name = gl##name
+#else
+#define GET_PROC_ADDR_CORE(name) GET_PROC_ADDR_EXT(name, true)
+#endif
 #define GET_PROC_ADDR_EXT(name, critical) do { \
     vgl->vt.name = vlc_gl_GetProcAddress(gl, "gl"#name); \
     if (vgl->vt.name == NULL && critical) { \