diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/Config.in
index 647156fb05..22ba4931e6 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128
 	bool "xf86-video-r128"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_FONTSPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RANDRPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RENDERPROTO
@@ -8,6 +7,3 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_XPROTO
 	help
 	  R128 video driver
-
-comment "xf86-video-r128 needs mesa3d"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/xdriver_xf86-video-r128.mk b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/xdriver_xf86-video-r128.mk
index f9fcfdb2d5..4e88d87ca4 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/xdriver_xf86-video-r128.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-r128/xdriver_xf86-video-r128.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128_AUTORECONF = YES
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128_DEPENDENCIES = xserver_xorg-server xproto_fontsproto xproto_randrproto xproto_renderproto xproto_xextproto xproto_xproto
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER),)
+XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_R128_CONF_OPTS = --disable-dri
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))