diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 03c2e367c..969090b94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ LIBDRI="dri >= 7.8.0"
 LIBDRM="libdrm >= 2.4.89"
 LIBEGL="egl"
 LIBGBM="gbm >= 10.2.0"
-LIBGL="gl >= 7.1.0"
+LIBGL="gl >= 1.2"
 LIBXEXT="xext >= 1.0.99.4"
 LIBXFONT="xfont2 >= 2.0.0"
 LIBXI="xi >= 1.2.99.1"
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ case "$DRI2,$HAVE_DRI2PROTO" in
 	yes,yes | auto,yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(DRI2, 1, [Build DRI2 extension])
 		DRI2=yes
-		LIBGL="gl >= 9.2.0"
+		LIBGL="gl >= 1.2"
 		SDK_REQUIRED_MODULES="$SDK_REQUIRED_MODULES $DRI2PROTO"
 		;;
 esac
diff --git a/glx/meson.build b/glx/meson.build
index 7f9e549f0..745814336 100644
--- a/glx/meson.build
+++ b/glx/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if build_glx
             common_dep,
             dl_dep,
             dependency('glproto', version: '>= 1.4.17'),
-            dependency('gl', version: '>= 9.2.0'),
+            dependency('gl', version: '>= 1.2'),
         ],
         c_args: [
             glx_align64,