diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
index 4aaae9a7de5..7e9663fd3ac 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ dri2_open_driver(_EGLDisplay *disp)
    };
 
    return loader_open_driver(dri2_dpy->driver_name, &dri2_dpy->driver,
-                             search_path_vars);
+                             search_path_vars, disp->Options.FallbackZink);
 }
 
 static EGLBoolean
diff --git a/src/egl/main/eglapi.c b/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
index a20ed792699..109e8b7d0ee 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
+++ b/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
@@ -699,7 +699,9 @@ eglInitialize(EGLDisplay dpy, EGLint *major, EGLint *minor)
             bool success = false;
             if (!disp->Options.Zink && !getenv("GALLIUM_DRIVER")) {
                disp->Options.Zink = EGL_TRUE;
+               disp->Options.FallbackZink = EGL_TRUE;
                success = _eglDriver.Initialize(disp);
+               disp->Options.FallbackZink = EGL_FALSE;
             }
             if (!success) {
                disp->Options.Zink = EGL_FALSE;
diff --git a/src/egl/main/egldisplay.h b/src/egl/main/egldisplay.h
index dc3d5a89309..38aef531a68 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/egldisplay.h
+++ b/src/egl/main/egldisplay.h
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ struct _egl_display {
    /* options that affect how the driver initializes the display */
    struct {
       EGLBoolean Zink;           /**< Use kopper only */
+      EGLBoolean FallbackZink;   /**< True if zink is tried as fallback */
       EGLBoolean ForceSoftware;  /**< Use software path only */
       EGLBoolean GalliumHudWarn; /**< Using hud, warn when querying buffer age */
       EGLAttrib *Attribs;        /**< Platform-specific options */
diff --git a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
index 61e9a564f32..4d915a35a5a 100644
--- a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
+++ b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static struct dri_extension_match gbm_swrast_device_extensions[] = {
 };
 
 static const __DRIextension **
-dri_open_driver(struct gbm_dri_device *dri)
+dri_open_driver(struct gbm_dri_device *dri, bool driver_name_is_inferred)
 {
    /* Temporarily work around dri driver libs that need symbols in libglapi
     * but don't automatically link it in.
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ dri_open_driver(struct gbm_dri_device *dri)
       "LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH",
       NULL
    };
-   return loader_open_driver(dri->driver_name, &dri->driver, search_path_vars);
+   return loader_open_driver(dri->driver_name, &dri->driver, search_path_vars,
+                             driver_name_is_inferred);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ dri_screen_create_for_driver(struct gbm_dri_device *dri, char *driver_name, bool
 
    dri->driver_name = swrast ? strdup("swrast") : driver_name;
 
-   const __DRIextension **extensions = dri_open_driver(dri);
+   const __DRIextension **extensions = dri_open_driver(dri, driver_name_is_inferred);
    if (!extensions)
       goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
index 8351be19f36..fbef32ac3fb 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ dri2CreateScreen(int screen, struct glx_display * priv, bool driver_name_is_infe
    }
    psc->driverName = driverName;
 
-   extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &psc->driver);
+   extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &psc->driver, driver_name_is_inferred);
    if (extensions == NULL)
       goto handle_error;
 
diff --git a/src/glx/dri3_glx.c b/src/glx/dri3_glx.c
index 9a0119c6b1a..d27432896f6 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri3_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri3_glx.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ dri3_create_screen(int screen, struct glx_display * priv, bool driver_name_is_in
       goto handle_error;
    }
 
-   extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &psc->driver);
+   extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &psc->driver, driver_name_is_inferred);
    if (extensions == NULL)
       goto handle_error;
 
diff --git a/src/glx/dri_common.c b/src/glx/dri_common.c
index 40bbcfffb15..40cf9a0bae2 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri_common.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri_common.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  * file not found.
  */
 _X_HIDDEN const __DRIextension **
-driOpenDriver(const char *driverName, void **out_driver_handle)
+driOpenDriver(const char *driverName, void **out_driver_handle, bool driver_name_is_inferred)
 {
    void *glhandle;
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ driOpenDriver(const char *driverName, void **out_driver_handle)
    };
 
    const __DRIextension **extensions =
-      loader_open_driver(driverName, out_driver_handle, search_path_vars);
+      loader_open_driver(driverName, out_driver_handle, search_path_vars, driver_name_is_inferred);
 
    if (glhandle)
       dlclose(glhandle);
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ get_driver_config(const char *driverName)
 {
    void *handle;
    char *config = NULL;
-   const __DRIextension **extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &handle);
+   const __DRIextension **extensions = driOpenDriver(driverName, &handle, false);
    if (extensions) {
       for (int i = 0; extensions[i]; i++) {
          if (strcmp(extensions[i]->name, __DRI_CONFIG_OPTIONS) != 0)
diff --git a/src/glx/dri_common.h b/src/glx/dri_common.h
index d762308a4fb..1aa6a84e789 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri_common.h
+++ b/src/glx/dri_common.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ extern void
 driReleaseDrawables(struct glx_context *gc);
 
 extern const __DRIextension **driOpenDriver(const char *driverName,
-                                            void **out_driver_handle);
+                                            void **out_driver_handle,
+                                            bool driver_name_is_inferred);
 
 struct dri_ctx_attribs {
    unsigned major_ver;
diff --git a/src/glx/drisw_glx.c b/src/glx/drisw_glx.c
index 0002cc0b3f8..98a69554eec 100644
--- a/src/glx/drisw_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/drisw_glx.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ driswCreateScreenDriver(int screen, struct glx_display *priv,
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   extensions = driOpenDriver(driver, &psc->driver);
+   extensions = driOpenDriver(driver, &psc->driver, driver_name_is_inferred);
    if (extensions == NULL)
       goto handle_error;
    psc->name = driver;
diff --git a/src/loader/loader.c b/src/loader/loader.c
index db242b8f8f4..f76a18d9e3c 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader.c
@@ -877,13 +877,15 @@ loader_open_driver_lib(const char *driver_name,
 const struct __DRIextensionRec **
 loader_open_driver(const char *driver_name,
                    void **out_driver_handle,
-                   const char **search_path_vars)
+                   const char **search_path_vars,
+                   bool driver_name_is_inferred)
 {
    char *get_extensions_name;
    const struct __DRIextensionRec **extensions = NULL;
    const struct __DRIextensionRec **(*get_extensions)(void);
+
    void *driver = loader_open_driver_lib(driver_name, "_dri", search_path_vars,
-                                         DEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR, true);
+                                         DEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR, !driver_name_is_inferred);
 
    if (!driver)
       goto failed;
diff --git a/src/loader/loader.h b/src/loader/loader.h
index 8cbfb1afc00..eb71dc176c8 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader.h
+++ b/src/loader/loader.h
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ loader_open_driver_lib(const char *driver_name,
 const struct __DRIextensionRec **
 loader_open_driver(const char *driver_name,
                    void **out_driver_handle,
-                   const char **search_path_vars);
+                   const char **search_path_vars,
+                   bool driver_name_is_inferred);
 
 char *
 loader_get_device_name_for_fd(int fd);