diff --git a/src/egl/main/eglapi.c b/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
index d50be23e871..e3697622635 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
+++ b/src/egl/main/eglapi.c
@@ -695,17 +695,21 @@ eglInitialize(EGLDisplay dpy, EGLint *major, EGLint *minor)
          if (disp->Options.ForceSoftware)
             RETURN_EGL_ERROR(disp, EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, EGL_FALSE);
          else {
+#if 0
             bool success = false;
             if (!disp->Options.Zink && !getenv("GALLIUM_DRIVER")) {
                disp->Options.Zink = EGL_TRUE;
                success = _eglDriver.Initialize(disp);
             }
             if (!success) {
+#endif
                disp->Options.Zink = EGL_FALSE;
                disp->Options.ForceSoftware = EGL_TRUE;
                if (!_eglDriver.Initialize(disp))
                   RETURN_EGL_ERROR(disp, EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED, EGL_FALSE);
+#if 0
             }
+#endif
          }
       }