diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
index f1535bec1a8..3358feb95c9 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,8 @@ dri2_initialize_x11_swrast(_EGLDisplay *disp)
    dri2_dpy->driver_name = strdup(disp->Options.Zink ? "zink" : "swrast");
 #ifdef HAVE_DRI3
    if (disp->Options.Zink &&
-       !debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE", false))
+       !debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_DRI3_DISABLE", false) &&
+       !debug_get_bool_option("LIBGL_KOPPER_DRI2", false))
       dri3_x11_connect(dri2_dpy);
 #endif
    if (!dri2_load_driver_swrast(disp))