diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
index 6ab5a48951f..8cc876de3d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.6/qtbase/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
         --replace "@mesa_lib@" "${mesa.out}"
       substituteInPlace qtbase/mkspecs/common/linux.conf \
         --replace "@mesa_lib@" "${mesa.out}" \
-        --replace "@mesa_inc@" "${mesa.dev}"
+        --replace "@mesa_inc@" "${mesa.dev or mesa}"
     '';