diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e6e2167ebe785..636d0f913ac6d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ with_tests = get_option('build-tests')
 with_valgrind = get_option('valgrind')
 with_libunwind = get_option('libunwind')
 with_asm = get_option('asm')
+with_glx_read_only_text = get_option('glx-read-only-text')
 with_osmesa = get_option('osmesa')
 with_swr_arches = get_option('swr-arches')
 with_tools = get_option('tools')
@@ -874,6 +875,10 @@ if with_asm
       with_asm_arch = 'x86'
       pre_args += ['-DUSE_X86_ASM', '-DUSE_MMX_ASM', '-DUSE_3DNOW_ASM',
                    '-DUSE_SSE_ASM']
+
+      if with_glx_read_only_text
+         pre_args += ['-DGLX_X86_READONLY_TEXT']
+      endif
     endif
   elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
     if system_has_kms_drm
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 2c1f514debe17..28e925091980e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ option(
   value : true,
   description : 'Build assembly code if possible'
 )
+option(
+   'glx-read-only-text',
+   type : 'boolean',
+   value : false,
+   description : 'Disable writable .text section on x86 (decreases performance)'
+)
 option(
   'llvm',
   type : 'combo',