diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be6c2f3bf..ba96dd160 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ if(MSVC)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-    #check for GCC 4.7+
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -dumpversion OUTPUT_VARIABLE GCC_VERSION)
-    if (GCC_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.7)
-            message(SEND_ERROR "You need at least GCC 4.7 to compile EmulationStation!")
+    #check for G++ 4.7+
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -dumpversion OUTPUT_VARIABLE G++_VERSION)
+    if (G++_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.7)
+            message(SEND_ERROR "You need at least G++ 4.7 to compile EmulationStation!")
     endif()
     #set up compiler flags for GCC
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -O2") #support C++11 for std::, optimize
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ if(DEFINED BCMHOST)
     LIST(APPEND ES_LIBRARIES
         bcm_host
         EGL
+        ${OPENGLES_LIBRARIES}
     )
 else()
     if(MSVC)
@@ -270,4 +271,4 @@ if(MSVC)
     set_target_properties(emulationstation PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELWITHDEBINFO "_CONSOLE")
     set_target_properties(emulationstation PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS")
     set_target_properties(emulationstation PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS")
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()