diff --git a/glamor/glamor.c b/glamor/glamor.c
index 8178785d4..d4a023629 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor.c
@@ -545,11 +545,6 @@ glamor_init(ScreenPtr screen, unsigned int flags)
         }
     }
 
-    if (!epoxy_has_gl_extension("GL_OES_EGL_image")) {
-        ErrorF("GL_OES_EGL_image not available\n");
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
     glamor_priv->has_rw_pbo = FALSE;
     if (glamor_priv->gl_flavor == GLAMOR_GL_DESKTOP)
         glamor_priv->has_rw_pbo = TRUE;
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_egl.c b/glamor/glamor_egl.c
index 8ff1d03e9..dcff443a9 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_egl.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_egl.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ glamor_egl_init(ScrnInfoPtr scrn, int fd)
     if (epoxy_has_egl_extension(glamor_egl->display,
                                 "EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image") &&
         epoxy_has_egl_extension(glamor_egl->display,
-                                "EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import"))
+                                "EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import") &&
+        epoxy_has_gl_extension("GL_OES_EGL_image"))
         glamor_egl->dri3_capable = TRUE;
 #endif