diff --git a/package/mesa3d/Config.in b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
index 40af2efa48..dd6a8c6c30 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/Config.in
+++ b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_SWRAST
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_VIRGL
 	bool "Gallium virgl driver"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_OPENGL_EGL
 	help
 	  virgl is the 3D acceleration backend for the virtio-gpu
 	  shipping with qemu.
diff --git a/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk b/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
index 195ccff914..a62f55924a 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
+++ b/package/mesa3d/mesa3d.mk
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_OPENGL_EGL),y)
 MESA3D_PROVIDES += libegl
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER),y)
 MESA3D_EGL_PLATFORMS = drm
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER_VIRGL),y)
+MESA3D_EGL_PLATFORMS = drm
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND),y)
 MESA3D_DEPENDENCIES += wayland