diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb95cbc05d..d1efecc66e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ set_property(CACHE FREECAD_USE_OCC_VARIANT PROPERTY STRINGS
 )
 
 if (BUILD_QT5)
-  OPTION(FREECAD_USE_QTOPENGL_WIDGET "Replace QGLWidget with QOpenGLWidget." OFF)
+  OPTION(FREECAD_USE_QTOPENGL_WIDGET "Replace QGLWidget with QOpenGLWidget." ON)
   if (FREECAD_USE_QTOPENGL_WIDGET)
     set(HAVE_QT5_OPENGL 1)
   endif()