diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 8d27e5f2ac..7674113cce 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ if [ ! "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = default ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET $KODIPLAYER_DRIVER"
   if [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = bcm2835-driver ]; then
     KODI_PLAYER="-DENABLE_MMAL=ON -DCORE_SYSTEM_NAME=rbpi"
+  elif [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = mesa ]; then
+    KODI_PLAYER="-DCORE_SYSTEM_NAME=linux"
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DMESA_EGL_NO_X11_HEADERS"
+    CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DMESA_EGL_NO_X11_HEADERS"
   elif [ "$KODIPLAYER_DRIVER" = libfslvpuwrap ]; then
     KODI_PLAYER="-DENABLE_IMX=ON"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DHAS_IMXVPU -DLINUX -DEGL_API_FB"