diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.h b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.h
index 57d8820c079..7c66c69e657 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.h
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.h
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ struct dmabuf_feedback {
 };
 #endif
 
+enum dri2_egl_driver_fail {
+   DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_LOADED = 0,
+   DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED = 1,
+   DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_PREFER_ZINK = 2,
+};
+
 struct dri2_egl_display {
    const struct dri2_egl_display_vtbl *vtbl;
 
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
index 8b55c017a15..9b8ff4bbaf4 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
@@ -1601,18 +1601,19 @@ static const __DRIextension *dri3_image_loader_extensions[] = {
    NULL,
 };
 
-static EGLBoolean
+static enum dri2_egl_driver_fail
 dri2_initialize_x11_dri3(_EGLDisplay *disp)
 {
    struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy = dri2_display_create();
-
+   enum dri2_egl_driver_fail status = DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    if (!dri2_dpy)
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
 
    if (!dri2_get_xcb_connection(disp, dri2_dpy))
       goto cleanup;
 
-   if (!dri3_x11_connect(dri2_dpy))
+   status = dri3_x11_connect(dri2_dpy);
+   if (status != DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_LOADED)
       goto cleanup;
 
    if (!dri2_load_driver_dri3(disp))
@@ -1668,11 +1669,11 @@ dri2_initialize_x11_dri3(_EGLDisplay *disp)
 
    _eglLog(_EGL_INFO, "Using DRI3");
 
-   return EGL_TRUE;
+   return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_LOADED;
 
 cleanup:
    dri2_display_destroy(disp);
-   return EGL_FALSE;
+   return status;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1775,16 +1776,20 @@ cleanup:
 EGLBoolean
 dri2_initialize_x11(_EGLDisplay *disp)
 {
+   enum dri2_egl_driver_fail status = DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    if (disp->Options.ForceSoftware || disp->Options.Zink)
       return dri2_initialize_x11_swrast(disp);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DRI3
-   if (!debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE", false))
-      if (dri2_initialize_x11_dri3(disp))
+   if (!debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE", false)) {
+      status = dri2_initialize_x11_dri3(disp);
+      if (status == DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_LOADED)
          return EGL_TRUE;
+   }
 #endif
 
-   if (!debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI2_DISABLE", false))
+   if (!debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI2_DISABLE", false) &&
+       status != DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_PREFER_ZINK)
       if (dri2_initialize_x11_dri2(disp))
          return EGL_TRUE;
 
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
index b83445b1bc4..528c0a22bb2 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ struct dri2_egl_display_vtbl dri3_x11_display_vtbl = {
 #define DRI3_SUPPORTED_MINOR    0
 #endif
 
-EGLBoolean
+enum dri2_egl_driver_fail
 dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
 {
    xcb_dri3_query_version_reply_t *dri3_query;
@@ -561,15 +561,15 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
 
    extension = xcb_get_extension_data(dri2_dpy->conn, &xcb_dri3_id);
    if (!(extension && extension->present))
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
 
    extension = xcb_get_extension_data(dri2_dpy->conn, &xcb_present_id);
    if (!(extension && extension->present))
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
 
    extension = xcb_get_extension_data(dri2_dpy->conn, &xcb_xfixes_id);
    if (!(extension && extension->present))
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
 
    dri3_query_cookie = xcb_dri3_query_version(
       dri2_dpy->conn, DRI3_SUPPORTED_MAJOR, DRI3_SUPPORTED_MINOR);
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: failed to query the version");
       free(dri3_query);
       free(error);
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    }
 
    dri2_dpy->dri3_major_version = dri3_query->major_version;
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: failed to query Present version");
       free(present_query);
       free(error);
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    }
 
    dri2_dpy->present_major_version = present_query->major_version;
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: failed to query xfixes version");
       free(error);
       free(xfixes_query);
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    }
    free(xfixes_query);
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
       if (conn_error)
          _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: Failed to initialize");
 
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    }
 
    loader_get_user_preferred_fd(&dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu,
@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
 
    if (!strcmp(dri2_dpy->driver_name, "zink")) {
       close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_PREFER_ZINK;
    }
 
    if (!dri2_dpy->driver_name) {
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: No driver found");
       close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
-      return EGL_FALSE;
+      return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_FAILED;
    }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND_PLATFORM
@@ -654,5 +654,5 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
       drmGetRenderDeviceNameFromFd(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
 #endif
 
-   return EGL_TRUE;
+   return DRI2_EGL_DRIVER_LOADED;
 }
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
index a8047330aa9..ca3d12e4ae1 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct dri3_egl_surface {
 extern const __DRIimageLoaderExtension dri3_image_loader_extension;
 extern struct dri2_egl_display_vtbl dri3_x11_display_vtbl;
 
-EGLBoolean
+enum dri2_egl_driver_fail
 dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy);
 
 #endif