diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/opengl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/opengl/package.py
index fca5371ac47..fe3a29607c5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/opengl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/opengl/package.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Opengl(Package):
 
     homepage = "https://www.opengl.org/"
 
+    provides('gl')
     provides('gl@:4.5', when='@4.5:')
     provides('gl@:4.4', when='@4.4:')
     provides('gl@:4.3', when='@4.3:')