diff --git a/packages/graphics/mesa/package.mk b/packages/graphics/mesa/package.mk
index 2e7da8bff8..df8816f050 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/mesa/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/mesa/package.mk
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="mesa"
-PKG_VERSION="11.2.2"
+PKG_VERSION="12.0.0-rc2"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.mesa3d.org/"
-PKG_URL="ftp://freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+PKG_URL="ftp://freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/${PKG_VERSION%-*}/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain Python:host expat glproto dri2proto presentproto libdrm libXext libXdamage libXfixes libXxf86vm libxcb libX11 systemd dri3proto libxshmfence libressl"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="graphics"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="CC_FOR_BUILD=$HOST_CC \
                            --with-sysroot=$SYSROOT_PREFIX"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export LIBS="-lxcb-dri3 -lxcb-present -lxcb-sync -lxshmfence"
+  export LIBS="-lxcb-dri3 -lxcb-present -lxcb-sync -lxshmfence -lz"
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {