diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
index d2e52638d071..80f8f9498d7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , gobjectSupport ? true, glib
 , xcbSupport ? x11Support, libxcb, xcbutil # no longer experimental since 1.12
 , libGLSupported ? stdenv.lib.elem stdenv.hostPlatform.system stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms
-, glSupport ? config.cairo.gl or (libGLSupported && stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.isAarch32 && !stdenv.isMips)
+, glSupport ? config.cairo.gl or (libGLSupported && stdenv.isLinux)
 , libGL ? null # libGLU libGL is no longer a big dependency
 , pdfSupport ? true
 , darwin