diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
index 1723940915c..fd226277a44 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ let
   # Release frequency: https://www.mesa3d.org/releasing.html#schedule
   version = "21.0.2";
   branch  = versions.major version;
-in
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "mesa";
   inherit version;
 
@@ -88,7 +87,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "find_program('${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}nm')"
   '';
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "drivers" ] ++ lib.optional enableOSMesa "osmesa";
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "drivers" ]
+    ++ lib.optional enableOSMesa "osmesa"
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "driversdev";
 
   # TODO: Figure out how to enable opencl without having a runtime dependency on clang
   mesonFlags = [
@@ -181,20 +182,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     mv -t $osmesa/lib/ $out/lib/libOSMesa*
   '';
 
-  # TODO:
-  #  check $out doesn't depend on llvm: builder failures are ignored
-  #  for some reason grep -qv '${llvmPackages.llvm}' -R "$out";
   postFixup = optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     # set the default search path for DRI drivers; used e.g. by X server
     substituteInPlace "$dev/lib/pkgconfig/dri.pc" --replace "$drivers" "${libglvnd.driverLink}"
+    substituteInPlace "$dev/lib/pkgconfig/d3d.pc" --replace "$drivers" "${libglvnd.driverLink}"
 
     # remove pkgconfig files for GL/EGL; they are provided by libGL.
     rm -f $dev/lib/pkgconfig/{gl,egl}.pc
 
-    # Update search path used by pkg-config
-    for pc in $dev/lib/pkgconfig/{d3d,dri,xatracker}.pc; do
-      if [ -f "$pc" ]; then
-        substituteInPlace "$pc" --replace $out $drivers
+    # Move development files for libraries in $drivers to $driversdev
+    mkdir -p $driversdev/include
+    mv $dev/include/xa_* $dev/include/d3d* $driversdev/include
+    mkdir -p $driversdev/lib/pkgconfig
+    for pc in lib/pkgconfig/{xatracker,d3d}.pc; do
+      if [ -f "$dev/$pc" ]; then
+        substituteInPlace "$dev/$pc" --replace $out $drivers
+        mv $dev/$pc $driversdev/$pc
       fi
     done
 
@@ -212,6 +215,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   passthru = {
     inherit libdrm;
     inherit (libglvnd) driverLink;
+
+    tests.devDoesNotDependOnLLVM = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+      name = "mesa-dev-does-not-depend-on-llvm";
+      buildCommand = ''
+        echo ${self.dev} >>$out
+      '';
+      disallowedRequisites = [ llvmPackages.llvm self.drivers ];
+    };
   };
 
   meta = {
@@ -231,4 +242,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     platforms = platforms.mesaPlatforms;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos vcunat ]; # Help is welcome :)
   };
-}
+};
+
+in self
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 4c832291595..3f88c0e0c99 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ self: super:
   });
 
   xf86videovmware = super.xf86videovmware.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
-    buildInputs =  attrs.buildInputs ++ [ mesa llvm ]; # for libxatracker
+    buildInputs =  attrs.buildInputs ++ [ mesa mesa.driversdev llvm ]; # for libxatracker
     meta = attrs.meta // {
       platforms = ["i686-linux" "x86_64-linux"];
     };