diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 0a36b5d02e..b4f82980be 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if [ ! "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = default ]; then
   if [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = bcm2835-driver ]; then
     KODI_PLAYER="-DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=rbpi"
   elif [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = mesa -o "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = rkmpp ]; then
-    KODI_PLAYER="-DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=gbm"
+    KODI_PLAYER="-DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=gbm -DGBM_RENDER_SYSTEM=gles"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DMESA_EGL_NO_X11_HEADERS"
     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DMESA_EGL_NO_X11_HEADERS"
   elif [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = libamcodec ]; then