diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c8e45cd..9c44d3c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -30,26 +30,48 @@ conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_LOCALEDIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option
 conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_LIBEXECDIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libexecdir')))
 conf.set('HAVE_KHRPLATFORM_H', cc.has_header('KHR/khrplatform.h', required: false))
 
-if host_system == 'windows'
+# GLX can be used on different platforms, so we expose a
+# configure time switch to enable or disable it; in case
+# the "auto" default value is set, we only enable GLX
+# support on Linux and Unix
+enable_glx = get_option('enable-glx')
+if enable_glx == 'auto'
+  if host_system == 'windows'
+    build_glx = false
+  elif host_system == 'darwin'
+    build_glx = false
+  elif host_system == 'android'
+    build_glx = false
+  else
+    build_glx = true
+  endif
+elif enable_glx == 'yes'
+  build_glx = true
+elif enable_glx == 'no'
   build_glx = false
+endif
+
+# The remaining platform specific API for GL/GLES are enabled
+# depending on the platform we're building for
+if host_system == 'windows'
   build_egl = false
   build_apple = false
   build_wgl = true
   has_znow = true
 elif host_system == 'darwin'
-  build_glx = false
   build_egl = false
   build_apple = true
   build_wgl = false
   has_znow = false
 else
-  build_glx = true
   build_egl = true
   build_apple = false
   build_wgl = false
   has_znow = true
 endif
 
+conf.set10('ENABLE_GLX', build_glx)
+
 # Compiler flags, taken from the Xorg macros
 test_cflags = [
   '-Wpointer-arith',
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 4eaa634..18932f5 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 option('enable-docs',
        type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'Enable generating the Epoxy API reference (depends on Doxygen)')
+option('enable-glx',
+       type: 'combo',
+       choices: [ 'auto', 'yes', 'no' ],
+       value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Enable GLX support')
diff --git a/src/dispatch_common.h b/src/dispatch_common.h
index 40d4bbc..b41f54b 100644
--- a/src/dispatch_common.h
+++ b/src/dispatch_common.h
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_EGL 0
-#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX 0
+#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX ENABLE_GLX
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_WGL 1
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_EGL 0
-#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX 0
+#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX ENABLE_GLX
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_WGL 0
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_EGL 1
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_WGL 0
 #else
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_EGL 1
-#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX 1
+#define PLATFORM_HAS_GLX ENABLE_GLX
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_WGL 0
 #endif
 
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 857a980..2340fc6 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 has_gles1 = gles1_dep.found()
 has_gles2 = gles2_dep.found()
-build_x11_tests = x11_dep.found()
+build_x11_tests = build_glx and x11_dep.found()
 
 test_cflags = common_cflags + [
   '-D_XOPEN_SOURCE',