diff -Naur a/content/gpu/BUILD.gn b/content/gpu/BUILD.gn
--- a/content/gpu/BUILD.gn	2021-07-30 16:02:54.298106046 -0700
+++ b/content/gpu/BUILD.gn	2021-07-30 16:03:19.318535373 -0700
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   }
 
   # Use DRI on desktop Linux builds.
-  if (current_cpu != "s390x" && current_cpu != "ppc64" &&
+  if (current_cpu != "s390x" && current_cpu != "ppc64" && use_x11 &&
       (is_linux || is_chromeos_lacros) &&
       (!is_chromecast || is_cast_desktop_build)) {
     configs += [ "//build/config/linux/dri" ]