diff --git a/source/blender/python/SConscript b/source/blender/python/SConscript
index a79138f9eb5..012bc279cfb 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/SConscript
+++ b/source/blender/python/SConscript
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sources = env.Glob('bmesh/*.c')
 env.BlenderLib( libname = 'bf_python_bmesh', sources = Split(sources), includes = Split(incs), defines = defs, libtype = ['core','player'], priority = [362,165])
 
 # generic
-defs = []
+defs = ['GLEW_STATIC']
 
 if is_debug:
     defs.append('_DEBUG')
diff --git a/source/blender/python/generic/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/python/generic/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a73911d697..eb8bd694231 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/generic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/python/generic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ set(SRC
 	py_capi_utils.h
 )
 
+add_definitions(-DGLEW_STATIC)
+
 blender_add_lib(bf_python_ext "${SRC}" "${INC}" "${INC_SYS}")