diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 971be7e6..992b09b6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ features = {
 }
 internal_features = {
 	'xcb-errors': false,
+	'egl': false,
 }
 
 wayland_project_options = ['tests=false', 'documentation=false']
diff --git a/render/gles2/meson.build b/render/gles2/meson.build
index 8656714b..504f0c11 100644
--- a/render/gles2/meson.build
+++ b/render/gles2/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 glesv2 = dependency('glesv2', required: 'gles2' in renderers)
 
-if not (glesv2.found() and egl.found() and gbm.found())
+if not (glesv2.found() and internal_features['egl'])
 	subdir_done()
 endif
 
diff --git a/render/meson.build b/render/meson.build
index 2bdcced8..c8c6032f 100644
--- a/render/meson.build
+++ b/render/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if 'gles2' in renderers or 'auto' in renderers
 	if egl.found() and gbm.found()
 		wlr_deps += [egl, gbm]
 		wlr_files += files('egl.c')
+		internal_features += { 'egl': true }
 	endif
 	subdir('gles2')
 endif