diff --git a/src/egl/meson.build b/src/egl/meson.build
index 1d63f0f087c..c7c22d36371 100644
--- a/src/egl/meson.build
+++ b/src/egl/meson.build
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ endif
 
 if with_platform_x11
   files_egl += files('drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c')
+  incs_for_egl += inc_loader
   if with_dri3
     files_egl += files('drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c')
     link_for_egl += libloader_dri3_helper
-    incs_for_egl += inc_loader
   endif
   deps_for_egl += [dep_x11_xcb, dep_xcb_dri2, dep_xcb_xfixes]
 endif