diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-intel/xdriver_xf86-video-intel.mk b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-intel/xdriver_xf86-video-intel.mk
index 801cdae57e..707cedd3d0 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-intel/xdriver_xf86-video-intel.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-intel/xdriver_xf86-video-intel.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_VERSION = 2.99.914
+XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_VERSION = 2.99.917
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_SOURCE = xf86-video-intel-$(XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_LICENSE = MIT
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+# this fixes a getline-related compilation error in src/sna/kgem.c
+XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_CONF_ENV = \
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_INTEL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-xvmc \
 	--enable-sna \