diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b674e539..35ce56a4 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ install() {
     echo DEFAULTLIB: $DEFAULTLIB
     /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud.so
     /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud_dlsym.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud_dlsym.so
+    /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud_opengl.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib64/libMangoHud_opengl.so
     if [ "$MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
       /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud.so
       /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud_dlsym.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud_dlsym.so
+      /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud_opengl.so /usr/lib/mangohud/lib32/libMangoHud_opengl.so
     fi
 
     /usr/bin/install -Dvm644 ./build/release/usr/share/vulkan/implicit_layer.d/MangoHud.x86_64.json /usr/share/vulkan/implicit_layer.d/MangoHud.x86_64.json
diff --git a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
index f5588537..03bc4f3f 100644
--- a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
@@ -109,21 +109,20 @@ void imgui_create(void *ctx, const gl_wsi plat)
     imgui_shutdown();
     imgui_init();
     inited = true;
-    // if using vulkan skip OpenGL impl, fixes issues with ZINK and multiple games using DXVK
-    if (lib_loaded("libvulkan.so") && (sw_stats.engine == ZINK || sw_stats.engine == WINED3D)) {
-        SPDLOG_INFO("libvulkan is loaded, skipping OPENGL");
-        return;
-    }
 
     if (!gladLoadGL())
         spdlog::error("Failed to initialize OpenGL context, crash incoming");
 
+    deviceName = (char*)glGetString(GL_RENDERER);
+    // If we're running zink we want to rely on the vulkan loader for the hud instead.
+    if (deviceName.find("zink") != std::string::npos)
+        return;
+
     GetOpenGLVersion(sw_stats.version_gl.major,
         sw_stats.version_gl.minor,
         sw_stats.version_gl.is_gles);
 
     std::string vendor = (char*)glGetString(GL_VENDOR);
-    deviceName = (char*)glGetString(GL_RENDERER);
     SPDLOG_DEBUG("vendor: {}, deviceName: {}", vendor, deviceName);
     sw_stats.deviceName = deviceName;
     if (vendor.find("AMD") != std::string::npos
@@ -137,8 +136,6 @@ void imgui_create(void *ctx, const gl_wsi plat)
     }  else {
         vendorID = 0x10de;
     }
-    if (deviceName.find("zink") != std::string::npos)
-        sw_stats.engine = EngineTypes::ZINK;
 
     uint32_t device_id = 0;
     if (plat == gl_wsi::GL_WSI_GLX)
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index e1cdbea3..466ac084 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ vklayer_files = files(
   'logging.cpp',
   'config.cpp',
   'gpu.cpp',
-  'vulkan.cpp',
   'blacklist.cpp',
   'file_utils.cpp',
   'intel.cpp'
@@ -148,10 +147,10 @@ link_args += '-Wl,--version-script,@0@'.format(join_paths(meson.current_source_d
 mangohud_static_lib = static_library(
   'MangoHud',
   mangohud_version,
+  files('vulkan.cpp'),
   util_files,
   vk_enum_to_str,
   vklayer_files,
-  opengl_files,
   overlay_spv,
   c_args : [
     pre_args,
@@ -189,6 +188,38 @@ mangohud_shared_lib = shared_library(
   install: true
 )
 
+mangohud_opengl_shared_lib = shared_library(
+  'MangoHud_opengl',
+  mangohud_version,
+  opengl_files,
+  vklayer_files,
+  util_files,
+  c_args : [
+    pre_args,
+    vulkan_wsi_args
+    ],
+  cpp_args : [
+    pre_args,
+    vulkan_wsi_args
+    ],
+  dependencies : [
+    mangohud_version_dep,
+    vulkan_wsi_deps,
+    dearimgui_dep,
+    spdlog_dep,
+    dbus_dep,
+    dep_dl,
+    dep_rt,
+    dep_pthread,
+    dep_vulkan,
+    windows_deps,
+    json_dep],
+  include_directories : [inc_common],
+  link_args : link_args,
+  install_dir : libdir_mangohud,
+  install: true
+)
+
 if is_unixy
   mangohud_dlsym = shared_library(
     'MangoHud_dlsym',
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index 68257659..53543fd1 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -1859,9 +1859,6 @@ static VkResult overlay_CreateInstance(
 
       else if(engineName == "mesa zink") {
          engine = ZINK;
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
-         MangoHud::GL::sw_stats.engine = ZINK;
-#endif
       }
 
       else if (engineName == "Damavand")