diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use/default b/profiles/base/package.use/default
index 7b09453c8..d40dd8aee 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use/default
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use/default
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ media-libs/libcanberra sound
 # www-client/seamonkey-2.38, www-client/firefox-44.0, mail-client/thunderbird-38.5.0
 dev-db/sqlite secure-delete
 
-# the following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: wayland gles
-media-libs/libsdl2 wayland gles
+# include OpenGL ES support
+media-libs/libsdl2 gles
 
 # support accountservice
 x11-misc/lightdm gnome
diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use/required-by b/profiles/base/package.use/required-by
index b0e50f4a6..fac337468 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use/required-by
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use/required-by
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ media-libs/libpng apng
 # required by x11-libs/glamor [gdm], x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware,
 # app-emulation/libvirt-1.2.18-r1::gentoo[qemu]
 # kde-plasma/kwin-5.5.0
-media-libs/mesa gbm xa gles2 wayland
+media-libs/mesa gbm xa gles2
 
 # required by www-client/chromium [minizip]
 sys-libs/zlib minizip