diff --git a/src/bgfx.cpp b/src/bgfx.cpp
index c4e53f8d0..b5404bb10 100644
--- a/src/bgfx.cpp
+++ b/src/bgfx.cpp
@@ -5078,7 +5078,7 @@ namespace bgfx
 	}
 } // namespace bgfx
 
-#if BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#if BGFX_CONFIG_PREFER_DISCRETE_GPU
 extern "C"
 {
 	// When laptop setup has integrated and discrete GPU, following driver workarounds will
@@ -5094,7 +5094,7 @@ extern "C"
 	//
 	__declspec(dllexport) uint32_t AmdPowerXpressRequestHighPerformance = UINT32_C(1);
 }
-#endif // BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#endif // BGFX_CONFIG_PREFER_DISCRETE_GPU
 
 #define BGFX_TEXTURE_FORMAT_BIMG(_fmt) \
 	BX_STATIC_ASSERT(uint32_t(bgfx::TextureFormat::_fmt) == uint32_t(bimg::TextureFormat::_fmt) )
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 941100240..79eb896dd 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -361,4 +361,10 @@ BX_STATIC_ASSERT(bx::isPowerOf2(BGFX_CONFIG_MAX_VIEWS), "BGFX_CONFIG_MAX_VIEWS m
 #	define BGFX_CONFIG_MAX_BACK_BUFFERS 4
 #endif // BGFX_CONFIG_MAX_BACK_BUFFERS
 
+#ifndef BGFX_CONFIG_PREFER_DISCRETE_GPU
+// On laptops with integrated and discrete GPU, prefer selection of discrete GPU.
+// nVidia and AMD, on Windows only.
+#	define BGFX_CONFIG_PREFER_DISCRETE_GPU BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#endif // BGFX_CONFIG_PREFER_DISCRETE_GPU
+
 #endif // BGFX_CONFIG_H_HEADER_GUARD