diff --git a/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/metadata.xml b/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/metadata.xml
index c573477de061f..d965a72ff5948 100644
--- a/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/metadata.xml
+++ b/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/metadata.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		<flag name="client">Build client</flag>
 		<flag name="ctf">Build support for the 'Capture The Flag' addon</flag>
 		<flag name="rogue">Build support for the 'Ground Zero' Mission Pack</flag>
+		<flag name="softrender">Build software renderer</flag>
 		<flag name="xatrix">Build support for the 'The Reckoning' Mission Pack</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/yamagi-quake2-7.21.ebuild b/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/yamagi-quake2-7.21.ebuild
index 779346e191f73..70d7287529094 100644
--- a/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/yamagi-quake2-7.21.ebuild
+++ b/games-fps/yamagi-quake2/yamagi-quake2-7.21.ebuild
@@ -19,19 +19,22 @@ SRC_URI="https://deponie.yamagi.org/quake2/quake2-${PV}.tar.xz
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE="+client ctf dedicated ogg openal rogue xatrix"
-REQUIRED_USE="|| ( client dedicated )"
+IUSE="+client ctf dedicated ogg openal +opengl rogue softrender xatrix"
+REQUIRED_USE="|| ( client dedicated ) client? ( || ( opengl softrender ) )"
 
 RDEPEND="sys-libs/zlib:0=
 	client? (
-		media-libs/libsdl2[opengl,video]
-		virtual/opengl
+		media-libs/libsdl2[video]
 		ogg? (
 			media-libs/libogg
 			media-libs/libvorbis
 		)
 		openal? ( media-libs/openal )
 		!openal? ( media-libs/libsdl2[sound] )
+		opengl? (
+			media-libs/libsdl2[opengl]
+			virtual/opengl
+		)
 	)
 "
 
@@ -73,8 +76,10 @@ src_prepare() {
 
 src_compile() {
 	local targets=( game )
-	use client && targets+=( client ref_gl1 ref_gl3 )
+	use client && targets+=( client )
 	use dedicated && targets+=( server )
+	use opengl && targets+=( ref_gl1 ref_gl3 )
+	use softrender && targets+=( ref_soft )
 
 	mymake config
 	mymake "${targets[@]}"