diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9632c7a..ceac94f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -81,15 +81,12 @@ endif
 # The remaining platform specific API for GL/GLES are enabled
 # depending on the platform we're building for
 if host_system == 'windows'
-  build_apple = false
   build_wgl = true
   has_znow = true
 elif host_system == 'darwin'
-  build_apple = true
   build_wgl = false
   has_znow = false
 else
-  build_apple = false
   build_wgl = false
   has_znow = true
 endif
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index c5788b4..62f2f3d 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+dl_dep = cc.find_library('dl', required: false)
+has_dlvsym = cc.has_function('dlvsym', dependencies: dl_dep)
+
 has_gles1 = gles1_dep.found()
 has_gles2 = gles2_dep.found()
 build_x11_tests = enable_x11 and x11_dep.found()
@@ -92,8 +95,8 @@ if build_glx
     [ 'glx_has_extension_nocontext', [ 'glx_has_extension_nocontext.c' ], [], [], true ],
     [ 'glx_static', [ 'glx_static.c' ], [ '-DNEEDS_TO_BE_STATIC'], [ '-static' ], libtype == 'static' ],
     [ 'glx_shared_znow', [ 'glx_static.c', ], [], [ '-Wl,-z,now' ], has_znow ],
-    [ 'glx_alias_prefer_same_name', [ 'glx_alias_prefer_same_name.c', 'dlwrap.c', 'dlwrap.h' ], [], [ '-rdynamic' ], not build_apple ],
-    [ 'glx_gles2', [ 'glx_gles2.c', 'dlwrap.c', 'dlwrap.h' ], [], [ '-rdynamic' ], not build_apple ],
+    [ 'glx_alias_prefer_same_name', [ 'glx_alias_prefer_same_name.c', 'dlwrap.c', 'dlwrap.h' ], [], [ '-rdynamic' ], has_dlvsym ],
+    [ 'glx_gles2', [ 'glx_gles2.c', 'dlwrap.c', 'dlwrap.h' ], [], [ '-rdynamic' ], has_dlvsym ],
   ]
 
   foreach test: glx_tests
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ if build_glx
     endif
   endforeach
 
-  if not build_apple
+  if has_dlvsym
     # GLX/EGL tests
     if build_egl
       glx_egl_sources = [