diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 75aaca8462..294e9a8f32 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1677,8 +1677,8 @@ dbus_display = get_option('dbus_display') \
            error_message: '-display dbus requires --enable-modules') \
   .require(gdbus_codegen.found(),
            error_message: '-display dbus requires gdbus-codegen') \
-  .require(opengl.found(),
-           error_message: '-display dbus requires epoxy/egl') \
+  .require(opengl.found() and gbm.found(),
+           error_message: '-display dbus requires epoxy/egl and gbm') \
   .allowed()
 
 have_virtfs = get_option('virtfs') \
diff --git a/ui/meson.build b/ui/meson.build
index e9f48c5315..ec13949776 100644
--- a/ui/meson.build
+++ b/ui/meson.build
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if dbus_display
                                           '--interface-prefix', 'org.qemu.',
                                           '--c-namespace', 'QemuDBus',
                                           '--generate-c-code', '@BASENAME@'])
-  dbus_ss.add(when: [gio, pixman, opengl],
+  dbus_ss.add(when: [gio, pixman, opengl, gbm],
               if_true: [files(
                 'dbus-chardev.c',
                 'dbus-clipboard.c',