diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3be282fc2..38edde861 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -749,6 +749,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$NEED_EGL" = "xyes" && test "x$EGL_CHECKED" != "xyes"],
               [],
               [AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to locate required EGL headers])],
               [#include <EGL/egl.h>])
+            AC_CHECK_HEADERS(
+              [EGL/eglmesaext.h],
+              [],
+              [AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to locate required EGL headers])],
+              [#include <EGL/egl.h>
+#include <EGL/eglext.h>])
 
             AC_CHECK_LIB(EGL, [eglInitialize],
               [COGL_EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$COGL_EXTRA_LDFLAGS -lEGL"],
@@ -759,7 +765,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$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])
       ])