diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 380413a886..a01122c49d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@ GST_PREFIX="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=prefix gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION`"
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(GST_PREFIX)
 
-AG_GST_GL_CHECKS
-
 dnl check for gudev
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(G_UDEV, gudev-1.0 , [
         AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GUDEV], 1, [Define if gudev is installed])
         HAVE_GUDEV="yes" ],
         [HAVE_GUDEV="no"])
 
+AG_GST_GL_CHECKS
+
 dnl GTK is optional and only used in examples
 HAVE_GTK=no
 HAVE_GTK_X11=no
diff --git a/m4/gst-gl.m4 b/m4/gst-gl.m4
index bd6d173f9e..1e97240940 100644
--- a/m4/gst-gl.m4
+++ b/m4/gst-gl.m4
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ case $host in
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DRM, libdrm >= 2.4.55, HAVE_DRM=yes, HAVE_DRM=no)
         AC_SUBST(DRM_CFLAGS)
         AC_SUBST(DRM_LIBS)
-        if test "x$HAVE_DRM" = "xyes"; then
+        if test "x$HAVE_DRM" = "xyes" -a "x$HAVE_GUDEV" = "xyes"; then
           PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GBM, gbm, HAVE_GBM_EGL=yes, HAVE_GBM_EGL=no)
           AC_SUBST(GBM_CFLAGS)
           AC_SUBST(GBM_LIBS)