diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5484c86c..523a39e0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(glamor,
 	      [GLAMOR="$enableval"],
 	      [GLAMOR="no"])
 if test "x$GLAMOR" != "xno"; then
+	if test "x$UXA" != "xyes"; then
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Glamor acceleration requested but UXA is not enabled])
+	fi
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGLAMOR, [glamor >= 0.3.1])
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGLAMOR_EGL, [glamor-egl])
 	AC_DEFINE(USE_GLAMOR, 1, [Enable glamor acceleration])