diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 2a9a4d6..682dd45 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ typedef struct {
 }
 
 #endif
+#else
+typedef uint32_t glx_prog_main_t;
 #endif
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -553,10 +555,8 @@ typedef struct _options_t {
   bool glx_use_gpushader4;
   /// Custom fragment shader for painting windows, as a string.
   char *glx_fshader_win_str;
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
   /// Custom GLX program used for painting window.
   glx_prog_main_t glx_prog_win;
-#endif
   /// Whether to fork to background.
   bool fork_after_register;
   /// Whether to detect rounded corners.
@@ -2121,97 +2121,6 @@ void
 xr_glx_sync(session_t *ps, Drawable d, XSyncFence *pfence);
 #endif
 
-bool
-glx_init(session_t *ps, bool need_render);
-
-void
-glx_destroy(session_t *ps);
-
-bool
-glx_reinit(session_t *ps, bool need_render);
-
-void
-glx_on_root_change(session_t *ps);
-
-bool
-glx_init_blur(session_t *ps);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-bool
-glx_load_prog_main(session_t *ps,
-    const char *vshader_str, const char *fshader_str,
-    glx_prog_main_t *pprogram);
-#endif
-
-bool
-glx_bind_pixmap(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **pptex, Pixmap pixmap,
-    unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned depth);
-
-void
-glx_release_pixmap(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t *ptex);
-
-void
-glx_paint_pre(session_t *ps, XserverRegion *preg);
-
-/**
- * Check if a texture is binded, or is binded to the given pixmap.
- */
-static inline bool
-glx_tex_binded(const glx_texture_t *ptex, Pixmap pixmap) {
-  return ptex && ptex->glpixmap && ptex->texture
-    && (!pixmap || pixmap == ptex->pixmap);
-}
-
-void
-glx_set_clip(session_t *ps, XserverRegion reg, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-bool
-glx_blur_dst(session_t *ps, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, float z,
-    GLfloat factor_center,
-    XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg,
-    glx_blur_cache_t *pbc);
-#endif
-
-bool
-glx_dim_dst(session_t *ps, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, float z,
-    GLfloat factor, XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg);
-
-bool
-glx_render_(session_t *ps, const glx_texture_t *ptex,
-    int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, int z,
-    double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
-    XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-    , const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram
-#endif
-    );
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-#define \
-   glx_render(ps, ptex, x, y, dx, dy, width, height, z, opacity, argb, neg, reg_tgt, pcache_reg, pprogram) \
-  glx_render_(ps, ptex, x, y, dx, dy, width, height, z, opacity, argb, neg, reg_tgt, pcache_reg, pprogram)
-#else
-#define \
-   glx_render(ps, ptex, x, y, dx, dy, width, height, z, opacity, argb, neg, reg_tgt, pcache_reg, pprogram) \
-  glx_render_(ps, ptex, x, y, dx, dy, width, height, z, opacity, argb, neg, reg_tgt, pcache_reg)
-#endif
-
-unsigned char *
-glx_take_screenshot(session_t *ps, int *out_length);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-GLuint
-glx_create_shader(GLenum shader_type, const char *shader_str);
-
-GLuint
-glx_create_program(const GLuint * const shaders, int nshaders);
-
-GLuint
-glx_create_program_from_str(const char *vert_shader_str,
-    const char *frag_shader_str);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * Free a GLX texture.
  */
@@ -2261,49 +2170,6 @@ free_glx_bc(session_t *ps, glx_blur_cache_t *pbc) {
 #endif
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Free a glx_texture_t.
- */
-static inline void
-free_texture(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **pptex) {
-  glx_texture_t *ptex = *pptex;
-
-  // Quit if there's nothing
-  if (!ptex)
-    return;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-  glx_release_pixmap(ps, ptex);
-
-  free_texture_r(ps, &ptex->texture);
-
-  // Free structure itself
-  free(ptex);
-  *pptex = NULL;
-#endif
-  assert(!*pptex);
-}
-
-/**
- * Free GLX part of paint_t.
- */
-static inline void
-free_paint_glx(session_t *ps, paint_t *ppaint) {
-  free_texture(ps, &ppaint->ptex);
-}
-
-/**
- * Free GLX part of win.
- */
-static inline void
-free_win_res_glx(session_t *ps, win *w) {
-  free_paint_glx(ps, &w->paint);
-  free_paint_glx(ps, &w->shadow_paint);
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-  free_glx_bc(ps, &w->glx_blur_cache);
-#endif
-}
-
 /**
  * Add a OpenGL debugging marker.
  */
diff --git a/src/compton.c b/src/compton.c
index ca3deee..c43cf78 100644
--- a/src/compton.c
+++ b/src/compton.c
@@ -1401,14 +1401,12 @@ win_blur_background(session_t *ps, win *w, xcb_render_picture_t tgt_buffer,
 }
 
 void
-render_(session_t *ps, int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int wid, int hei,
-    double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
-    xcb_render_picture_t pict, glx_texture_t *ptex,
-    XserverRegion reg_paint, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-    , const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram
-#endif
-    ) {
+render(session_t *ps, int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int wid, int hei,
+  double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
+  xcb_render_picture_t pict, glx_texture_t *ptex,
+  XserverRegion reg_paint, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg,
+  const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram)
+{
   xcb_connection_t *c = XGetXCBConnection(ps->dpy);
   switch (ps->o.backend) {
     case BKEND_XRENDER:
@@ -1926,7 +1924,7 @@ paint_all(session_t *ps, XserverRegion region, XserverRegion region_real, win *t
       glXWaitX();
       assert(ps->tgt_buffer.pixmap);
       xr_sync(ps, ps->tgt_buffer.pixmap, &ps->tgt_buffer_fence);
-      paint_bind_tex_real(ps, &ps->tgt_buffer,
+      paint_bind_tex(ps, &ps->tgt_buffer,
           ps->root_width, ps->root_height, ps->depth,
           !ps->o.glx_no_rebind_pixmap);
       // See #163
diff --git a/src/compton.h b/src/compton.h
index 3afd29a..434c20c 100644
--- a/src/compton.h
+++ b/src/compton.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+#include "opengl.h"
+#endif
 #include "common.h"
 #include "c2.h"
 
@@ -50,13 +53,11 @@ void set_fade_callback(session_t *ps, win *w,
 void map_win(session_t *ps, Window id);
 
 void
-render_(session_t *ps, int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int wid, int hei,
+render(session_t *ps, int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int wid, int hei,
     double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
     xcb_render_picture_t pict, glx_texture_t *ptex,
     XserverRegion reg_paint, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
     , const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram
-#endif
     );
 
 /**
@@ -196,30 +197,38 @@ free_xinerama_info(session_t *ps) {
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
 /**
  * Bind texture in paint_t if we are using GLX backend.
  */
 static inline bool
-paint_bind_tex_real(session_t *ps, paint_t *ppaint,
-    unsigned wid, unsigned hei, unsigned depth, bool force) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+paint_bind_tex(session_t *ps, paint_t *ppaint,
+  unsigned wid, unsigned hei, unsigned depth, bool force)
+{
   if (!ppaint->pixmap)
     return false;
 
   if (force || !glx_tex_binded(ppaint->ptex, ppaint->pixmap))
     return glx_bind_pixmap(ps, &ppaint->ptex, ppaint->pixmap, wid, hei, depth);
-#endif
 
   return true;
 }
-
+#else
 static inline bool
 paint_bind_tex(session_t *ps, paint_t *ppaint,
-    unsigned wid, unsigned hei, unsigned depth, bool force) {
-  if (BKEND_GLX == ps->o.backend)
-    return paint_bind_tex_real(ps, ppaint, wid, hei, depth, force);
+  unsigned wid, unsigned hei, unsigned depth, bool force)
+{
   return true;
 }
+static inline void
+free_paint_glx(session_t *ps, paint_t *p) {}
+static inline void
+free_win_res_glx(session_t *ps, win *w) {}
+static inline void
+free_texture(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **t) {
+  assert(!*t);
+}
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Free data in a reg_data_t.
@@ -487,16 +496,6 @@ find_win_all(session_t *ps, const Window wid) {
   return w;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-#define \
-   render(ps, x, y, dx, dy, wid, hei, opacity, argb, neg, pict, ptex, reg_paint, pcache_reg, pprogram) \
-  render_(ps, x, y, dx, dy, wid, hei, opacity, argb, neg, pict, ptex, reg_paint, pcache_reg, pprogram)
-#else
-#define \
-   render(ps, x, y, dx, dy, wid, hei, opacity, argb, neg, pict, ptex, reg_paint, pcache_reg, pprogram) \
-  render_(ps, x, y, dx, dy, wid, hei, opacity, argb, neg, pict, ptex, reg_paint, pcache_reg)
-#endif
-
 bool win_has_alpha(win *);
 static inline void
 win_render(session_t *ps, win *w, int x, int y, int wid, int hei,
diff --git a/src/opengl.c b/src/opengl.c
index 4542290..67e7aea 100644
--- a/src/opengl.c
+++ b/src/opengl.c
@@ -729,6 +729,9 @@ glx_load_prog_main(session_t *ps,
 bool
 glx_bind_pixmap(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **pptex, Pixmap pixmap,
     unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned depth) {
+  if (ps->o.backend != BKEND_GLX)
+    return true;
+
   if (!pixmap) {
     printf_errf("(%#010lx): Binding to an empty pixmap. This can't work.",
         pixmap);
@@ -1413,7 +1416,7 @@ glx_dim_dst(session_t *ps, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, float z,
  * @brief Render a region with texture data.
  */
 bool
-glx_render_(session_t *ps, const glx_texture_t *ptex,
+glx_render(session_t *ps, const glx_texture_t *ptex,
     int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, int z,
     double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
     XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *pcache_reg
diff --git a/src/opengl.h b/src/opengl.h
index 8ba95cc..99e7965 100644
--- a/src/opengl.h
+++ b/src/opengl.h
@@ -121,3 +121,119 @@ glx_hasglext(session_t *ps, const char *ext) {
 
   return found;
 }
+
+bool
+glx_dim_dst(session_t *ps, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, float z,
+    GLfloat factor, XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *);
+
+bool
+glx_render(session_t *ps, const glx_texture_t *ptex,
+    int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, int z,
+    double opacity, bool argb, bool neg,
+    XserverRegion reg_tgt, const reg_data_t *,
+    const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram);
+
+bool
+glx_init(session_t *ps, bool need_render);
+
+void
+glx_destroy(session_t *ps);
+
+bool
+glx_reinit(session_t *ps, bool need_render);
+
+void
+glx_on_root_change(session_t *ps);
+
+bool
+glx_init_blur(session_t *ps);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+bool
+glx_load_prog_main(session_t *ps,
+    const char *vshader_str, const char *fshader_str,
+    glx_prog_main_t *pprogram);
+#endif
+
+bool
+glx_bind_pixmap(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **pptex, Pixmap pixmap,
+    unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned depth);
+
+void
+glx_release_pixmap(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t *ptex);
+
+void glx_paint_pre(session_t *ps, XserverRegion *preg)
+__attribute__((nonnull(1, 2)));
+
+/**
+ * Check if a texture is binded, or is binded to the given pixmap.
+ */
+static inline bool
+glx_tex_binded(const glx_texture_t *ptex, Pixmap pixmap) {
+  return ptex && ptex->glpixmap && ptex->texture
+    && (!pixmap || pixmap == ptex->pixmap);
+}
+
+void
+glx_set_clip(session_t *ps, XserverRegion reg, const reg_data_t *);
+
+bool
+glx_blur_dst(session_t *ps, int dx, int dy, int width, int height, float z,
+    GLfloat factor_center,
+    XserverRegion reg_tgt,
+    const reg_data_t *,
+    glx_blur_cache_t *pbc);
+
+GLuint
+glx_create_shader(GLenum shader_type, const char *shader_str);
+
+GLuint
+glx_create_program(const GLuint * const shaders, int nshaders);
+
+GLuint
+glx_create_program_from_str(const char *vert_shader_str,
+    const char *frag_shader_str);
+
+unsigned char *
+glx_take_screenshot(session_t *ps, int *out_length);
+
+/**
+ * Free a glx_texture_t.
+ */
+static inline void
+free_texture(session_t *ps, glx_texture_t **pptex) {
+  glx_texture_t *ptex = *pptex;
+
+  // Quit if there's nothing
+  if (!ptex)
+    return;
+
+  glx_release_pixmap(ps, ptex);
+
+  free_texture_r(ps, &ptex->texture);
+
+  // Free structure itself
+  free(ptex);
+  *pptex = NULL;
+  assert(!*pptex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Free GLX part of paint_t.
+ */
+static inline void
+free_paint_glx(session_t *ps, paint_t *ppaint) {
+  free_texture(ps, &ppaint->ptex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Free GLX part of win.
+ */
+static inline void
+free_win_res_glx(session_t *ps, win *w) {
+  free_paint_glx(ps, &w->paint);
+  free_paint_glx(ps, &w->shadow_paint);
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+  free_glx_bc(ps, &w->glx_blur_cache);
+#endif
+}