diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
index e40f3e8497a..cb222fc6a55 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
@@ -529,8 +529,12 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool zink, bool swrast)
    if (dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu < 0) {
       int conn_error = xcb_connection_has_error(dri2_dpy->conn);
       if (!swrast) {
+#ifdef HAVE_X11_DRI2
          _eglLog(_EGL_INFO, "DRI3: Could not get DRI3 device");
-
+#else
+         _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3 error: Could not get DRI3 device");
+         _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "Activate DRI3 at Xorg or build mesa with DRI2");
+#endif
          if (conn_error)
             _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: Failed to initialize");
       }