diff --git a/configs/default b/configs/default
index edc76182e58..45efc810edc 100644
--- a/configs/default
+++ b/configs/default
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MESA_MAJOR=6
 MESA_MINOR=3
 MESA_TINY=2
 
-# external projects
+# external projects.  This should be useless now that we use libdrm.
 DRM_SOURCE_PATH=$(TOP)/../drm
 
 # Compiler and flags
diff --git a/configs/freebsd-dri b/configs/freebsd-dri
index b68d3cb15ca..dd6e6143e18 100644
--- a/configs/freebsd-dri
+++ b/configs/freebsd-dri
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ CXXFLAGS = $(DEFINES) -Wall -g -ansi -pedantic -fPIC
 ASM_SOURCES = 
 
 # Library/program dependencies
-DRI_LIB_DEPS = -L/usr/local/lib -lm -lpthread -lexpat
-GL_LIB_DEPS = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext -lm -lpthread
+LIBDRM_LIB = `pkg-config --libs libdrm` -ldrm
+DRI_LIB_DEPS = -L/usr/local/lib -lm -lpthread -lexpat $(LIBDRM_LIB)
+GL_LIB_DEPS = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext -lm -lpthread $(LIBDRM_LIB)
 
 GLUT_LIB_DEPS = -L$(LIB_DIR) -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lGLU -lGL -lX11 -lXmu -lXt -lXi -lm
 GLW_LIB_DEPS = -L$(LIB_DIR) -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lXt -lXm -lX11
@@ -39,6 +40,6 @@ DRM_SOURCE_PATH=$(TOP)/../drm
 
 # ffb and gamma are missing because they have not been converted to use the new
 # interface.
-DRI_DIRS = dri_client i810 i830 i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 r300 radeon tdfx \
+DRI_DIRS = i810 i830 i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 r300 radeon tdfx \
 	   unichrome savage sis
 
diff --git a/configs/linux-dri b/configs/linux-dri
index 9817a0e762d..293f2e789d5 100644
--- a/configs/linux-dri
+++ b/configs/linux-dri
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ ASM_SOURCES =
 # Library/program dependencies
 EXTRA_LIB_PATH=-L/usr/X11R6/lib
 
-DRI_LIB_DEPS  = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lm -lpthread -lexpat -ldl
-GL_LIB_DEPS   = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lX11 -lXext -lXxf86vm -lm -lpthread -ldl
+LIBDRM_LIB = `pkg-config --libs libdrm` -ldrm
+DRI_LIB_DEPS  = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lm -lpthread -lexpat -ldl $(LIBDRM_LIB)
+GL_LIB_DEPS   = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lX11 -lXext -lXxf86vm -lm -lpthread -ldl \
+                $(LIBDRM_LIB)
 
 
 # This is now 0 by default since it seems to confuse the hell out of people
@@ -62,5 +64,5 @@ WINDOW_SYSTEM=dri
 
 # gamma are missing because they have not been converted to use the new
 # interface.
-DRI_DIRS = dri_client i810 i830 i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 r300 radeon s3v \
+DRI_DIRS = i810 i830 i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 r300 radeon s3v \
 	savage sis tdfx trident unichrome ffb
diff --git a/configs/linux-dri-ppc b/configs/linux-dri-ppc
index ab9265cc7a1..fb87688065f 100644
--- a/configs/linux-dri-ppc
+++ b/configs/linux-dri-ppc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ ASM_SOURCES = $(PPC_SOURCES)
 
 # Build only the drivers for cards that exist on PowerPC.  At some point MGA
 # will be added, but not yet.
-DRI_DIRS = dri_client mach64 r128 r200 r300 radeon tdfx
+DRI_DIRS = mach64 r128 r200 r300 radeon tdfx
 
diff --git a/configs/linux-dri-x86-64 b/configs/linux-dri-x86-64
index 1d758d8967e..affbe2bc612 100644
--- a/configs/linux-dri-x86-64
+++ b/configs/linux-dri-x86-64
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ EXTRA_LIB_PATH=-L/usr/X11R6/lib64
 # the new interface.  i810 and i830 are missing because there is no x86-64
 # system where they could *ever* be used.
 #
-DRI_DIRS = dri_client i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 radeon tdfx unichrome savage r300
+DRI_DIRS = i915 mach64 mga r128 r200 radeon tdfx unichrome savage r300
 
diff --git a/src/glx/x11/Makefile b/src/glx/x11/Makefile
index 7cfd180e786..415ec02dd6b 100644
--- a/src/glx/x11/Makefile
+++ b/src/glx/x11/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ C_SOURCES = \
 	  $(TOP)/src/mesa/glapi/glthread.c \
 	  $(TOP)/src/mesa/main/dispatch.c \
 	  glcontextmodes.c \
-	  $(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/libdrm/xf86drm.c \
-	  $(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/libdrm/xf86drmHash.c \
-	  $(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/libdrm/xf86drmRandom.c \
-	  $(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/libdrm/xf86drmSL.c \
 	  clientattrib.c \
 	  compsize.c \
 	  eval.c \
@@ -53,8 +49,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I. \
 	-I$(TOP)/src/mesa/main \
 	-I$(TOP)/src/mesa/glapi \
 	-I$(TOP)/src/mesa/drivers/dri/common \
-	-I$(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/libdrm \
-	-I$(DRM_SOURCE_PATH)/shared-core \
+        `pkg-config --cflags libdrm` \
 	$(X11_INCLUDES)
 
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/Makefile.template b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/Makefile.template
index 7c21137ab69..9e22f9e82ec 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/Makefile.template
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/Makefile.template
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ COMMON_SOURCES = \
         ../common/drirenderbuffer.c
 
 ifeq ($(WINDOW_SYSTEM),dri)
-WINOBJ=../dri_client/dri.a
+WINOBJ=
 WINLIB=
 INCLUDES = $(SHARED_INCLUDES) $(EXPAT_INCLUDES) \
-	-I../dri_client \
-	-I../dri_client/imports
+           `pkg-config --cflags libdrm`
 
 OBJECTS = $(C_SOURCES:.c=.o) \
 	  $(ASM_SOURCES:.S=.o)