diff --git a/examples/example_glfw_wgpu/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/example_glfw_wgpu/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e164e488..d21bb0919 100644
--- a/examples/example_glfw_wgpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/example_glfw_wgpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
     set(IMGUI_EMSCRIPTEN_GLFW3 "-sUSE_GLFW=3" CACHE STRING "Use -sUSE_GLFW=3 for GLFW implementation" FORCE)
   endif()
   set(LIBRARIES glfw)
-  add_compile_options(-sDISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=1 -DIMGUI_DISABLE_FILE_FUNCTIONS=1)
+  add_compile_options(-sDISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=1 -DIMGUI_DISABLE_FILE_FUNCTIONS=1 -DIMGUI_IMPL_WEBGPU_BACKEND_WGPU)
 else()
   # Dawn wgpu desktop
   set(DAWN_FETCH_DEPENDENCIES ON)