diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index cbee32d6..70596c75 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -446,11 +446,6 @@ static EGLDeviceEXT get_egl_device_from_drm_fd(struct wlr_egl *egl,
 		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
 	}
 
-	if (!egl->exts.EXT_device_drm) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "EGL_EXT_device_drm not supported");
-		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
-	}
-
 	EGLint nb_devices = 0;
 	if (!egl->procs.eglQueryDevicesEXT(0, NULL, &nb_devices)) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to query EGL devices");