diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index b6b8620b34..6285ac6798 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ add_subdirectory(miniupnp EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 # RTMIDI
 add_subdirectory(rtmidi EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
+# OPENCV
+# TODO: add library and -DHAVE_OPENCV
+
 # add nice ALIAS targets for ease of use
 if(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUSB)
 	add_library(3rdparty::libusb ALIAS usb-1.0-shared)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/ps_move_tracker.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/ps_move_tracker.cpp
index 5812c851bb..d6e3ded715 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/ps_move_tracker.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/ps_move_tracker.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENCV
 #include <opencv2/photo.hpp>
+#endif
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(ps_move);
 
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ void ps_move_tracker<DiagnosticsEnabled>::process_hues()
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENCV
 static bool is_circular_contour(const std::vector<cv::Point>& contour, float& area)
 {
 	std::vector<cv::Point> approx;
@@ -457,6 +460,22 @@ void ps_move_tracker<DiagnosticsEnabled>::process_contours(ps_move_info& info, u
 		}
 	}
 }
+#else
+template <bool DiagnosticsEnabled>
+void ps_move_tracker<DiagnosticsEnabled>::process_contours(ps_move_info& info, u32 index)
+{
+	ensure(index < m_config.size());
+
+	const u32 width = m_width;
+	const u32 height = m_height;
+
+	info.valid = false;
+	info.x_max = width;
+	info.y_max = height;
+
+	ps_move.error("The tracker is not implemented for this operating system.");
+}
+#endif
 
 template <bool DiagnosticsEnabled>
 std::tuple<u8, u8, u8> ps_move_tracker<DiagnosticsEnabled>::hsv_to_rgb(u16 hue, float saturation, float value)
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index f862b4e5ab..8d2ac8dbe5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;4281;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;HAVE_VULKAN;MINIUPNP_STATICLIB;ZLIB_CONST;AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC;HAVE_SDL2;WITH_DISCORD_RPC;QT_NO_DEBUG;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;NDEBUG;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIAWIDGETS_LIB;QT_SVG_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;HAVE_VULKAN;HAVE_OPENCV;MINIUPNP_STATICLIB;ZLIB_CONST;AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC;HAVE_SDL2;WITH_DISCORD_RPC;QT_NO_DEBUG;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;NDEBUG;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIAWIDGETS_LIB;QT_SVG_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessToFile>false</PreprocessToFile>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(IntDir)vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion).pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       <DisableSpecificWarnings>4577;4467;4281;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)</ObjectFileName>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;HAVE_VULKAN;MINIUPNP_STATICLIB;ZLIB_CONST;AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIAWIDGETS_LIB;QT_SVG_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WINDOWS;UNICODE;WIN32;WIN64;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;HAVE_VULKAN;HAVE_OPENCV;MINIUPNP_STATICLIB;ZLIB_CONST;AL_LIBTYPE_STATIC;QT_WIDGETS_LIB;QT_GUI_LIB;QT_CORE_LIB;QT_WINEXTRAS_LIB;QT_CONCURRENT_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB;QT_MULTIMEDIAWIDGETS_LIB;QT_SVG_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessToFile>false</PreprocessToFile>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>