diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
index 0226b4bd0cb..1d3fe52b52b 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
@@ -629,6 +629,18 @@ dri2_setup_screen(_EGLDisplay *disp)
    struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy = dri2_egl_display(disp);
    unsigned int api_mask;
 
+   /*
+    * EGL 1.5 specification defines the default value to 1. Moreover,
+    * eglSwapInterval() is required to clamp requested value to the supported
+    * range. Since the default value is implicitly assumed to be supported,
+    * use it as both minimum and maximum for the platforms that do not allow
+    * changing the interval. Platforms, which allow it (e.g. x11, wayland)
+    * override these values already.
+    */
+   dri2_dpy->min_swap_interval = 1;
+   dri2_dpy->max_swap_interval = 1;
+   dri2_dpy->default_swap_interval = 1;
+
    if (dri2_dpy->image_driver) {
       api_mask = dri2_dpy->image_driver->getAPIMask(dri2_dpy->dri_screen);
    } else if (dri2_dpy->dri2) {
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2_fallbacks.h b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2_fallbacks.h
index 604db881a8f..c70c686f8d9 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2_fallbacks.h
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2_fallbacks.h
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ static inline EGLBoolean
 dri2_fallback_swap_interval(_EGLDriver *drv, _EGLDisplay *dpy,
                             _EGLSurface *surf, EGLint interval)
 {
-   return EGL_FALSE;
+   if (interval > surf->Config->MaxSwapInterval)
+      interval = surf->Config->MaxSwapInterval;
+   else if (interval < surf->Config->MinSwapInterval)
+      interval = surf->Config->MinSwapInterval;
+
+   surf->SwapInterval = interval;
+
+   return EGL_TRUE;
 }
 
 static inline EGLBoolean
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
index 2db8153053c..6cb7b20eb33 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
@@ -1278,6 +1278,7 @@ dri2_x11_setup_swap_interval(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
     */
    dri2_dpy->min_swap_interval = 0;
    dri2_dpy->max_swap_interval = 0;
+   dri2_dpy->default_swap_interval = 0;
 
    if (!dri2_dpy->swap_available)
       return;