diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1e6ccd8cbb9..45d04da9276 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ with_shared_glapi = with_shared_glapi and with_any_opengl
 
 system_has_kms_drm = ['openbsd', 'netbsd', 'freebsd', 'gnu/kfreebsd', 'dragonfly', 'linux', 'sunos', 'android'].contains(host_machine.system())
 
+with_freedreno_kgsl = get_option('freedreno-kgsl')
+if with_freedreno_kgsl
+  system_has_kms_drm = false
+endif
+
 dri_drivers = get_option('dri-drivers')
 if dri_drivers.length() != 0
   error('Mesa\'s main branch no longer has any "classic" drivers, use the "amber" branch instead.')
@@ -283,7 +288,6 @@ with_freedreno_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('freedreno')
 with_panfrost_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('panfrost')
 with_swrast_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('swrast')
 with_virtio_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('virtio-experimental')
-with_freedreno_kgsl = get_option('freedreno-kgsl')
 with_freedreno_virtio = get_option('freedreno-virtio')
 with_broadcom_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('broadcom')
 with_imagination_vk = _vulkan_drivers.contains('imagination-experimental')