diff --git a/src/loader/loader.c b/src/loader/loader.c
index 3e559595db3..c06096d79fb 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader.c
@@ -121,13 +121,14 @@ static char *loader_get_kernel_driver_name(int fd)
 }
 
 bool
-is_kernel_i915(int fd)
+iris_predicate(int fd)
 {
    char *kernel_driver = loader_get_kernel_driver_name(fd);
-   bool is_i915 = kernel_driver && strcmp(kernel_driver, "i915") == 0;
+   bool ret = kernel_driver && (strcmp(kernel_driver, "i915") == 0 ||
+                                strcmp(kernel_driver, "xe") == 0);
 
    free(kernel_driver);
-   return is_i915;
+   return ret;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/loader/pci_id_driver_map.h b/src/loader/pci_id_driver_map.h
index 59dc5b4fbad..2da47a16776 100644
--- a/src/loader/pci_id_driver_map.h
+++ b/src/loader/pci_id_driver_map.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static const int vmwgfx_chip_ids[] = {
 #undef CHIPSET
 };
 
-bool is_kernel_i915(int fd);
+bool iris_predicate(int fd);
 
 static const struct {
    int vendor_id;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static const struct {
 } driver_map[] = {
    { 0x8086, "i915", i915_chip_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(i915_chip_ids) },
    { 0x8086, "crocus", crocus_chip_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(crocus_chip_ids) },
-   { 0x8086, "iris", NULL, -1, is_kernel_i915 },
+   { 0x8086, "iris", NULL, -1, iris_predicate },
    { 0x1002, "r300", r300_chip_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(r300_chip_ids) },
    { 0x1002, "r600", r600_chip_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(r600_chip_ids) },
    { 0x1002, "radeonsi", NULL, -1 },