diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_wayland.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_wayland.c
index 306ca9440fa..03639b3be84 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_wayland.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_wayland.c
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ create_wl_buffer(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy,
       ret = zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1_create_immed(params, width, height,
                                                     fourcc, 0);
       zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1_destroy(params);
-   } else {
+   } else if (dri2_dpy->wl_drm) {
       struct wl_drm *wl_drm =
          dri2_surf ? dri2_surf->wl_drm_wrapper : dri2_dpy->wl_drm;
       int fd = -1, stride;