diff --git a/packages/graphics/glew/meta b/packages/graphics/glew/meta
index aef2335097..fb4eb79e72 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/glew/meta
+++ b/packages/graphics/glew/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="BSD"
 PKG_SITE="http://glew.sourceforge.net/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/glew/glew/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="libX11 libXext libXi libXmu Mesa"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libX11 libXext libXi libXmu Mesa"
+PKG_DEPENDS="libX11 libXext libXi libXmu $MESA"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libX11 libXext libXi libXmu $MESA"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="graphics"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="glew: The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library"