diff --git a/m4/evas_check_engine.m4 b/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
index 3fd4890dd5..75aa868962 100644
--- a/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
+++ b/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x${have_dep}" = "xyes"], [$4], [$5])
 
 ])
 
+
 dnl use: EVAS_CHECK_ENGINE_DEP_DRM(engine, simple, want_static[, ACTION-IF-FOUND[, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
 
 AC_DEFUN([EVAS_CHECK_ENGINE_DEP_DRM],
@@ -603,6 +604,20 @@ PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libdrm],
    [have_dep="no"])
 
 if test "x${have_dep}" = "xyes" ; then
+  if test "x${want_drm_hw_accel}" = "xyes"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([gbm egl >= 7.10 glesv2],
+     [
+      have_hw_dep="yes"
+      requirement="libdrm gbm egl >= 7.10 glesv2"
+     ],
+     [have_hw_dep="no"])
+  fi
+
+  if test "x${have_hw_dep}" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DRM_HW_ACCEL, 1, [Enabled drm hardware accelerated rendering])
+  fi
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DRM_HW_ACCEL], [test "x${have_hw_dep}" = "xyes"])
+
    if test "x$3" = "xstatic" ; then
       requirements_pc_evas="${requirement} ${requirements_pc_evas}"
       requirements_pc_deps_evas="${requirement} ${requirements_pc_deps_evas}"