diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
index cb442f673598..8f060128561c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox-bin/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 , gnupg
 , ffmpeg_3
 , runtimeShell
+, mesa # firefox wants gbm for drm+dmabuf
 , systemLocale ? config.i18n.defaultLocale or "en-US"
 }:
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       gtk2
       gtk3
       kerberos
+      mesa
       libX11
       libXScrnSaver
       libXcomposite
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
index 9e7e4bc5efa2..23635dcc3006 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/wrapper.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , udev
 , kerberos
 , libva
+, mesa # firefox wants gbm for drm+dmabuf
 }:
 
 ## configurability of the wrapper itself
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ let
           ++ lib.optional (cfg.enableFXCastBridge or false) fx_cast_bridge
           ++ extraNativeMessagingHosts
         );
-      libs =   lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ udev libva ]
+      libs =   lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ udev libva mesa ]
             ++ lib.optional ffmpegSupport ffmpeg
             ++ lib.optional gssSupport kerberos
             ++ lib.optional gdkWayland libglvnd