diff --git a/recipes/opengl/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/opengl/all/conanfile.py
index 75f9d2ff8e..5ccf58c206 100644
--- a/recipes/opengl/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/opengl/all/conanfile.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class SysConfigOpenGLConan(ConanFile):
     url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
     homepage = "https://www.opengl.org/"
     license = "MIT"
+    package_type = "shared-library"
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
 
     def layout(self):