diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
index 7f2715e..2ed83bb 100755
--- a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 WITH_DEXPREOPT ?= true
 endif
 
-# disable the emulator
-BUILD_EMULATOR := false
+# Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
+BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.