diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0a227880e4f..277a7842c46 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1670,12 +1670,18 @@ if _drm_blame != ''
   message('libdrm @0@ needed because @1@ has the highest requirement'.format(_drm_ver, _drm_blame))
 endif
 
+allow_fallback_for_libdrm = get_option('allow-fallback-for').contains('libdrm')
+
 # Then get each libdrm module
 foreach d : _libdrm_checks
   if d[1]
     set_variable(
       'dep_libdrm_' + d[0],
-      dependency('libdrm_' + d[0], version : '>=' + _drm_ver)
+      dependency(
+        'libdrm_' + d[0],
+        version : '>=' + _drm_ver,
+        allow_fallback: allow_fallback_for_libdrm,
+      )
     )
   endif
 endforeach
@@ -1684,7 +1690,8 @@ with_gallium_drisw_kms = false
 if system_has_kms_drm
   dep_libdrm = dependency(
     'libdrm', version : '>=' + _drm_ver,
-    required : with_dri2 or with_dri or with_gbm
+    required : with_dri2 or with_dri or with_gbm,
+    allow_fallback: allow_fallback_for_libdrm,
   )
 else
   # We should prevent libdrm from being available when the target doesn't have it to avoid transitive
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index ded6649d511..5fd5102d3fb 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -832,3 +832,13 @@ option(
   value : false,
   description : 'Install the drivers internal shader compilers (if needed for cross builds).'
 )
+
+option(
+  'allow-fallback-for',
+  type : 'array',
+  value : [],
+  choices : [
+    'libdrm',
+  ],
+  description : 'Allows the fallback mechanism if the dependency is not available on the system, or too old.'
+)
diff --git a/subprojects/libdrm.wrap b/subprojects/libdrm.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fbfeadfc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/libdrm.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = libdrm-2.4.123
+source_url = https://dri.freedesktop.org/libdrm/libdrm-2.4.123.tar.xz
+source_filename = libdrm-2.4.123.tar.xz
+source_hash = a2b98567a149a74b0f50e91e825f9c0315d86e7be9b74394dae8b298caadb79e
+wrapdb_version = 2.4.123-1