diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 51e2acbeb..6d13f5b72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           make
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-gcc
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-pkg-config
-          ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-openal
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-freetype
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-SDL2
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-zlib
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 1e359379b..7202583cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-ninja
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-cc
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-pkg-config
-          ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-openal
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-freetype
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-SDL2
           ${{ matrix.environment.prefix }}-zlib
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gcc-11 g++-11 libfreetype-dev libsdl2-dev libpng-dev libopenal-dev libc6-dev librtmidi-dev qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev libfaudio-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gcc-11 g++-11 libfreetype-dev libsdl2-dev libpng-dev libc6-dev librtmidi-dev qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev libfaudio-dev
       - name: Configure CMake
         run: >-
           cmake -S . -B build
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: brew install freetype sdl2 libpng openal-soft rtmidi qt@5 faudio
+        run: brew install freetype sdl2 libpng rtmidi qt@5 faudio
       - name: Configure CMake
         run: >-
           cmake -S . -B build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d9ee9d41..24a3413b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ if(NOT DEFINED QT OR QT)
     list(APPEND VCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES "qt-ui")
 endif()
 
+if(OPENAL)
+    list(APPEND VCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES "openal")
+endif()
+
 if(SLIRP_EXTERNAL)
     list(APPEND VCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES "slirp")
 endif()
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 2e01d1c1f..9dcecfe5e 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "dependencies": [
         "freetype",
         "libpng",
-        "openal-soft",
         "sdl2",
         "rtmidi"
     ],
@@ -30,6 +29,12 @@
             "dependencies": [
                 "libslirp"
             ]
+        },
+        "openal": {
+            "description": "OpenAL sound backend",
+            "dependencies": [
+                "openal-soft"
+            ]
         }
     }
 }