diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
index af6f49d764c..8b55c017a15 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
@@ -744,6 +744,11 @@ dri2_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
          strndup(driver_name, xcb_dri2_connect_driver_name_length(connect));
    }
 
+   if (!strcmp(dri2_dpy->driver_name, "zink")) {
+      close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
+      return EGL_FALSE;
+   }
+
    if (dri2_dpy->driver_name == NULL) {
       close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
       free(connect);
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
index f301ae35d8b..b83445b1bc4 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy)
 
    if (!dri2_dpy->driver_name)
       dri2_dpy->driver_name = loader_get_driver_for_fd(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
+
+   if (!strcmp(dri2_dpy->driver_name, "zink")) {
+      close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
+      return EGL_FALSE;
+   }
+
    if (!dri2_dpy->driver_name) {
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: No driver found");
       close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);