diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 80ea60ffa7d91..323f70627151f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ dri_drivers_path = get_option('dri-drivers-path')
 if dri_drivers_path == ''
   dri_drivers_path = join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'dri')
 endif
+dri_search_path = get_option('dri-search-path')
+if dri_search_path == ''
+  dri_search_path = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), dri_drivers_path)
+endif
 
 with_gles1 = get_option('gles1')
 with_gles2 = get_option('gles2')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 894378985fdff..fca06c4e61daa 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ option(
   'dri-drivers-path',
   type : 'string',
   value : '',
-  description : 'Location of dri drivers. Default: $libdir/dri.'
+  description : 'Location to install dri drivers. Default: $libdir/dri.'
+)
+option(
+  'dri-search-path',
+  type : 'string',
+  value : '',
+  description : 'Locations to search for dri drivers, passed as colon separated list. Default: dri-drivers-path.'
 )
 option(
   'gallium-drivers',
diff --git a/src/egl/meson.build b/src/egl/meson.build
index df6e8b49dac7e..6cd04567b0d11 100644
--- a/src/egl/meson.build
+++ b/src/egl/meson.build
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ libegl = shared_library(
   c_args : [
     c_vis_args,
     c_args_for_egl,
-    '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_driver_dir),
+    '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_search_path),
     '-D_EGL_BUILT_IN_DRIVER_DRI2',
     '-D_EGL_NATIVE_PLATFORM=_EGL_PLATFORM_@0@'.format(egl_native_platform.to_upper()),
   ],
diff --git a/src/gbm/meson.build b/src/gbm/meson.build
index 14b9e960360ab..2f5d1c6ddd7cd 100644
--- a/src/gbm/meson.build
+++ b/src/gbm/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ incs_gbm = [
 if with_dri2
   files_gbm += files('backends/dri/gbm_dri.c', 'backends/dri/gbm_driint.h')
   deps_gbm += dep_libdrm # TODO: pthread-stubs
-  args_gbm += '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_driver_dir)
+  args_gbm += '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_search_path)
 endif
 if with_platform_wayland
   deps_gbm += dep_wayland_server
diff --git a/src/glx/meson.build b/src/glx/meson.build
index e645b22b5fe27..82141d3d4e5a9 100644
--- a/src/glx/meson.build
+++ b/src/glx/meson.build
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ elif with_dri_platform == 'windows'
   extra_ld_args_libgl = '-Wl,--disable-stdcall-fixup'
 endif
 
-dri_driver_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), dri_drivers_path)
 if not with_glvnd
   gl_lib_name = 'GL'
   gl_lib_version = '1.2.0'
@@ -130,7 +129,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 gl_lib_cargs = [
-  '-D_REENTRANT', '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_driver_dir),
+  '-D_REENTRANT',
+  '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_search_path),
 ]
 
 if dep_xxf86vm != [] and dep_xxf86vm.found()