diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8448736be31..399166ac8ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2328,7 +2328,9 @@ if test -n "$with_gallium_drivers"; then
             PKG_CHECK_MODULES([AMDGPU], [libdrm_amdgpu >= $LIBDRM_AMDGPU_REQUIRED])
             require_libdrm "radeonsi"
             radeon_gallium_llvm_check $LLVM_REQUIRED_RADEONSI "radeonsi"
-            require_basic_egl "radeonsi"
+            if test "x$enable_egl" = xyes; then
+                require_basic_egl "radeonsi"
+            fi
             ;;
         xnouveau)
             HAVE_GALLIUM_NOUVEAU=yes