diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/CMakeLists.txt
index d46c67fafb..b90902a948 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ ly_add_target(
 )
 
 if (PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
-
-    find_package(OpenGL QUIET REQUIRED)
-    # Imported targets (like OpenGL::GL) are scoped to a directory. Add a
-    # a global scope
-    add_library(3rdParty::OpenGLInterface INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-    target_link_libraries(3rdParty::OpenGLInterface INTERFACE OpenGL::GL)
     
     ly_add_target(
         NAME EMotionFX.Editor.Static STATIC
diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Editor/Platform/Mac/platform_mac.cmake b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Editor/Platform/Mac/platform_mac.cmake
index 821e7d1f25..95df062a93 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Editor/Platform/Mac/platform_mac.cmake
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/Editor/Platform/Mac/platform_mac.cmake
@@ -13,10 +13,4 @@
 # based on the active platform
 # NOTE: functions in cmake are global, therefore adding functions to this file
 # is being avoided to prevent overriding functions declared in other targets platfrom
-# specific cmake files
-
-target_compile_definitions(3rdParty::OpenGLInterface
-    INTERFACE
-        # MacOS 10.14 deprecates OpenGL. This silences the warnings for now.
-        GL_SILENCE_DEPRECATION
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+# specific cmake files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
index 4cd3ab2917..8d0c030302 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ function(ly_add_external_target)
         # Setting BASE_PATH variable in the parent scope to allow for the Find<3rdParty>.cmake scripts to use them
         set(BASE_PATH ${BASE_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
-        if(NOT EXISTS ${BASE_PATH})
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find 3rdParty library ${ly_add_external_target_NAME} on path ${BASE_PATH}")
-        endif()
-
         add_library(3rdParty::${NAME_WITH_NAMESPACE} INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 
         if(ly_add_external_target_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty/FindOpenGLInterface.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty/FindOpenGLInterface.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e4992290f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty/FindOpenGLInterface.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+# its licensors.
+#
+# For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+# distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+# or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+# remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#
+
+find_package(OpenGL)
+
+ly_add_external_target(
+    NAME OpenGLInterface
+    VERSION ""
+    BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
+        OpenGL::GL
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/OpenGLInterface_mac.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/OpenGLInterface_mac.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d0d47740f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/OpenGLInterface_mac.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+# its licensors.
+#
+# For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+# distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+# or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+# remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#
+
+# MacOS 10.14 deprecates OpenGL. This silences the warnings for now.
+set(OPENGLINTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS GL_SILENCE_DEPRECATION)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/cmake_mac_files.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/cmake_mac_files.cmake
index f786f80cf7..0e3cc53262 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/cmake_mac_files.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty/Platform/Mac/cmake_mac_files.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set(FILES
     Clang_mac.cmake
     DirectXShaderCompiler_mac.cmake
     FbxSdk_mac.cmake
+    OpenGLInterface_mac.cmake
     OpenSSL_mac.cmake
     Wwise_mac.cmake
 )
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty/cmake_files.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty/cmake_files.cmake
index 3fe15bc0ce..46b612df42 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdParty/cmake_files.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty/cmake_files.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set(FILES
     Finddyad.cmake
     FindFbxSdk.cmake
     Findlibav.cmake
+    FindOpenGLInterface.cmake
     FindOpenSSL.cmake
     FindRadTelemetry.cmake
     FindVkValidation.cmake