diff --git a/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h b/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
index 33b41ea3b50..3e54d602065 100644
--- a/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
+++ b/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
@@ -330,12 +330,6 @@ struct __DRI2throttleExtensionRec {
 		    enum __DRI2throttleReason reason);
 };
 
-/**
- * XML document describing the configuration options supported by the
- * driver.
- */
-extern const char __driConfigOptions[];
-
 /*@}*/
 
 /**
@@ -1226,4 +1220,18 @@ struct __DRIrobustnessExtensionRec {
    __DRIextension base;
 };
 
+/**
+ * DRI config options extension.
+ *
+ * This extension provides the XML string containing driver options for use by
+ * the loader in supporting the driconf application.
+ */
+#define __DRI_CONFIG_OPTIONS "DRI_ConfigOptions"
+#define __DRI_CONFIG_OPTIONS_VERSION 1
+
+typedef struct __DRIconfigOptionsExtensionRec {
+   __DRIextension base;
+   const char *xml;
+} __DRIconfigOptionsExtension;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/glx/dri_glx.c b/src/glx/dri_glx.c
index faed9d0d16d..a1475b02ba6 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri_glx.c
@@ -184,10 +184,21 @@ _X_EXPORT const char *
 glXGetDriverConfig(const char *driverName)
 {
    void *handle = driOpenDriver(driverName);
-   if (handle)
-      return dlsym(handle, "__driConfigOptions");
-   else
+   const __DRIextension **extensions;
+
+   if (!handle)
       return NULL;
+
+   extensions = driGetDriverExtensions(handle);
+   if (extensions) {
+      for (int i = 0; extensions[i]; i++) {
+         if (strcmp(extensions[i]->name, __DRI_CONFIG_OPTIONS) == 0)
+            return ((__DRIconfigOptionsExtension *)extensions[i])->xml;
+      }
+   }
+
+   /* Fall back to the old method */
+   return dlsym(handle, "__driConfigOptions");
 }
 
 #ifdef XDAMAGE_1_1_INTERFACE