diff --git a/waftools/fragments/gl_x11.c b/waftools/fragments/gl_x11.c
index ff11f551b2..7d879b6c0d 100644
--- a/waftools/fragments/gl_x11.c
+++ b/waftools/fragments/gl_x11.c
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#ifndef GL_VERSION_2_0
+#error "At least GL 2.0 headers needed."
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   glXCreateContext(NULL, NULL, NULL, True);
   glXQueryExtensionsString(NULL, 0);