diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/Config.in
index bc6ca52370..ab6fd89845 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE
 	bool "xf86-video-savage"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XORGPROTO
 	help
 	  S3 Savage video driver
-
-comment "xf86-video-savage needs mesa3d"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
index 102aa2c48e..9e5bf61997 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_AUTORECONF = YES
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_DEPENDENCIES = xserver_xorg-server libdrm xorgproto
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER),)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL),y)
+XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_CONF_OPTS += --enable-dri
+else
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_CONF_OPTS += --disable-dri
 endif