diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d32c4ec1..518df327 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fixwlr:
 config:
 	$(MAKE) fixwlr
 
-	meson setup subprojects/wlroots/build subprojects/wlroots --prefix=${PREFIX} --buildtype=release -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false
+	meson setup subprojects/wlroots/build subprojects/wlroots --prefix=${PREFIX} --buildtype=release -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false -Drenderers="gles2"
 	ninja -C subprojects/wlroots/build/
 
 	ninja -C subprojects/wlroots/build/ install
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pluginenv:
 configdebug:
 	$(MAKE) fixwlr
 
-	meson setup subprojects/wlroots/build subprojects/wlroots --prefix=${PREFIX} --buildtype=debug -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false -Db_sanitize=address
+	meson setup subprojects/wlroots/build subprojects/wlroots --prefix=${PREFIX} --buildtype=debug -Dwerror=false -Dexamples=false -Drenderers="gles2" -Db_sanitize=address
 	ninja -C subprojects/wlroots/build/
 
 	ninja -C subprojects/wlroots/build/ install
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6a94dee6..d515621e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   ],
   language: 'cpp')
 
-wlroots = subproject('wlroots', default_options: ['examples=false'])
+wlroots = subproject('wlroots', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
 have_xwlr = wlroots.get_variable('features').get('xwayland')
 xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))