diff --git a/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/CMakeLists.txt b/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/CMakeLists.txt
index f4c588f7ec9..eb698685cca 100644
--- a/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(Sofa.GL LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(SOFAGLSRC_ROOT "src/sofa/gl")
 
 sofa_find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED BOTH_SCOPES)
-sofa_find_package(GLEW BOTH_SCOPES)
+sofa_find_package(GLEW BOTH_SCOPES REQUIRED)
 
 set(HEADER_FILES
     ${SOFAGLSRC_ROOT}/config.h.in
@@ -71,13 +71,9 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Linux AND SOFA_BUILD_RELEASE_PACKAGE AND OPENGL_GL
     sofa_install_libraries(PATHS ${OPENGL_glu_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
-if(GLEW_FOUND)
-    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC GLEW::GLEW)
-    if (SOFA_BUILD_RELEASE_PACKAGE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Windows)
-        sofa_install_libraries(TARGETS GLEW::GLEW)
-    endif()
-else()
-    message("OpenGL advanced functions (e.g shaders, FBO) are disabled.")
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC GLEW::GLEW)
+if (SOFA_BUILD_RELEASE_PACKAGE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Windows)
+    sofa_install_libraries(TARGETS GLEW::GLEW)
 endif()
 
 sofa_create_package_with_targets(
diff --git a/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/Sofa.GLConfig.cmake.in b/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/Sofa.GLConfig.cmake.in
index 4f2d8b1fba3..0540f73703e 100644
--- a/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/Sofa.GLConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/SofaKernel/modules/Sofa.GL/Sofa.GLConfig.cmake.in
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ set(SOFA_GL_HAVE_GLEW @SOFA_GL_HAVE_GLEW@)
 
 find_package(SofaFramework QUIET REQUIRED) # SofaHelper SofaDefaulttype
 find_package(OpenGL QUIET REQUIRED)
-
-if(SOFA_GL_HAVE_GLEW)
-	find_package(GLEW QUIET REQUIRED)
-endif()
+find_package(GLEW QUIET REQUIRED)
 
 if(NOT TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@)
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@PROJECT_NAME@Targets.cmake")