diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9d1580f9041..d4a7090dca5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-SUBDIRS = gtest loader mapi
+SUBDIRS = gtest mapi
 
 if NEED_OPENGL_COMMON
 SUBDIRS += glsl mesa
 endif
 
+SUBDIRS += loader
+
 if HAVE_DRI_GLX
 SUBDIRS += glx
 endif
diff --git a/src/loader/Makefile.am b/src/loader/Makefile.am
index bddf7ac35ed..ae8a84492fd 100644
--- a/src/loader/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/loader/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ libloader_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS) \
 	$(LIBUDEV_CFLAGS)
 
+libloader_la_SOURCES = $(LOADER_C_FILES)
+libloader_la_LIBADD =
+
+if NEED_OPENGL_COMMON
+libloader_la_CPPFLAGS += \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/ \
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/ \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/mesa/ \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/mapi/ \
+	-DUSE_DRICONF
+
+libloader_la_SOURCES += \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/xmlconfig.c
+
+libloader_la_LIBADD += \
+	-lm \
+	$(EXPAT_LIBS)
+endif
+
 if !HAVE_LIBDRM
 libloader_la_CPPFLAGS += \
 	-D__NOT_HAVE_DRM_H
@@ -36,8 +55,6 @@ else
 libloader_la_CPPFLAGS += \
 	$(LIBDRM_CFLAGS)
 
-libloader_la_LIBADD = \
+libloader_la_LIBADD += \
 	$(LIBDRM_LIBS)
 endif
-
-libloader_la_SOURCES = $(LOADER_C_FILES)
diff --git a/src/loader/loader.c b/src/loader/loader.c
index 19d99d52ef2..47e1f58746c 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader.c
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#ifdef USE_DRICONF
+#include "xmlconfig.h"
+#include "xmlpool.h"
+#endif
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSFS
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -323,9 +327,22 @@ drm_open_device(const char *device_name)
    return fd;
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_DRICONF
+const char __driConfigOptionsLoader[] =
+DRI_CONF_BEGIN
+    DRI_CONF_SECTION_INITIALIZATION
+        DRI_CONF_DEVICE_ID_PATH_TAG()
+    DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
+DRI_CONF_END;
+#endif
+
 int loader_get_user_preferred_fd(int default_fd, int *different_device)
 {
    struct udev *udev;
+#ifdef USE_DRICONF
+   driOptionCache defaultInitOptions;
+   driOptionCache userInitOptions;
+#endif
    const char *dri_prime = getenv("DRI_PRIME");
    char *prime = NULL;
    int is_different_device = 0, fd = default_fd;
@@ -337,6 +354,16 @@ int loader_get_user_preferred_fd(int default_fd, int *different_device)
 
    if (dri_prime)
       prime = strdup(dri_prime);
+#ifdef USE_DRICONF
+   else {
+      driParseOptionInfo(&defaultInitOptions, __driConfigOptionsLoader);
+      driParseConfigFiles(&userInitOptions, &defaultInitOptions, 0, "loader");
+      if (driCheckOption(&userInitOptions, "device_id", DRI_STRING))
+         prime = strdup(driQueryOptionstr(&userInitOptions, "device_id"));
+      driDestroyOptionCache(&userInitOptions);
+      driDestroyOptionInfo(&defaultInitOptions);
+   }
+#endif
 
    if (prime == NULL) {
       *different_device = 0;
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/xmlpool/t_options.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/xmlpool/t_options.h
index 3bf804a171c..fc9e10461c5 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/xmlpool/t_options.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/xmlpool/t_options.h
@@ -321,3 +321,17 @@ DRI_CONF_SECTION_BEGIN \
 DRI_CONF_OPT_BEGIN_B(always_have_depth_buffer, def) \
         DRI_CONF_DESC(en,gettext("Create all visuals with a depth buffer")) \
 DRI_CONF_OPT_END
+
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Initialization configuration options
+ */
+#define DRI_CONF_SECTION_INITIALIZATION \
+DRI_CONF_SECTION_BEGIN \
+        DRI_CONF_DESC(en,gettext("Initialization"))
+
+#define DRI_CONF_DEVICE_ID_PATH_TAG(def) \
+DRI_CONF_OPT_BEGIN(device_id, string, def) \
+        DRI_CONF_DESC(en,gettext("Define the graphic device to use if possible")) \
+DRI_CONF_OPT_END