diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
index 85d978ca2bd..9059edac6c4 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
@@ -807,7 +807,13 @@ dri2_create_screen(_EGLDisplay *disp)
       }
    }
 
-   int screen_fd = dri2_dpy->swrast ? -1 : dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu;
+   int screen_fd = -1;
+   if (!dri2_dpy->swrast) {
+#ifdef HAVE_DRM_PLATFORM
+      if (!dri2_dpy->kopper || dri2_dpy->gbm_dri)
+#endif
+          screen_fd = dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu;
+   }
    dri2_dpy->dri_screen_render_gpu = driCreateNewScreen3(
       0, screen_fd, dri2_dpy->loader_extensions, type,
       &dri2_dpy->driver_configs, false, disp);