diff --git a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
index 0ca43e78d..9276c9914 100644
--- a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
+++ b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
@@ -477,7 +477,9 @@ pub fn add(
         .freetype = true,
         .@"backend-metal" = target.result.os.tag.isDarwin(),
         .@"backend-osx" = target.result.os.tag == .macos,
-        .@"backend-opengl3" = target.result.os.tag != .macos,
+        // OpenGL3 backend should only be built on non-Apple targets.
+        // Apple platforms use Metal (and macOS may also use the OSX backend).
+        .@"backend-opengl3" = !target.result.os.tag.isDarwin(),
     })) |dep| {
         step.root_module.addImport("dcimgui", dep.module("dcimgui"));
         step.linkLibrary(dep.artifact("dcimgui"));