diff --git a/cogl/configure.ac b/cogl/configure.ac
index 3be282f..d338cd1 100644
--- a/cogl/configure.ac
+++ b/cogl/configure.ac
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_gles1" = "xyes"],
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>"],
                              [],
                              [$COGL_EGL_INCLUDES])
+            AC_CHECK_HEADERS([EGL/eglmesaext.h],
+                             [COGL_EGL_INCLUDES="$COGL_EGL_INCLUDE
+#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>"],
+                             [],
+                             [$COGL_EGL_INCLUDES])
 
             # Check for a GLES 1.x Common Profile library with/without EGL.
             #
@@ -759,7 +764,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$NEED_EGL" = "xyes" && test "x$EGL_CHECKED" != "xyes"],
           )
 
         COGL_EGL_INCLUDES="#include <EGL/egl.h>
-#include <EGL/eglext.h>"
+#include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>
+"
         AC_SUBST([COGL_EGL_INCLUDES])
       ])
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-egl-ext.h b/src/backends/meta-egl-ext.h
index 8705e7d..db0b74f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-egl-ext.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-egl-ext.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>
 
 /*
  * This is a little different to the tests shipped with EGL implementations,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-egl.c b/src/backends/meta-egl.c
index 755ec49..bd253c9 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-egl.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-egl.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-egl.h b/src/backends/meta-egl.h
index 060c7cd..2fef264 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-egl.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-egl.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
 #define META_EGL_ERROR meta_egl_error_quark ()