diff --git a/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.cpp b/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.cpp
index fb46083..93f343f 100644
--- a/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ constexpr const char *default_glesv2_lib{"libGLESv2.so.2"};
 namespace anbox {
 namespace graphics {
 namespace emugl {
-std::vector<GLLibrary> default_gl_libraries() {
+std::vector<GLLibrary> default_gl_libraries(bool no_glesv1) {
   return std::vector<GLLibrary>{
     {GLLibrary::Type::EGL, default_egl_lib},
-    {GLLibrary::Type::GLESv1, default_glesv1_lib},
+    // If environment doesn't provide a GLESv1 .so file we use the GLESv2
+    // implementation instead. If our stack allows it we can try to get
+    // rid of GLESv1 completely at a later point.
+    {GLLibrary::Type::GLESv1, no_glesv1 ? default_glesv2_lib : default_glesv1_lib},
     {GLLibrary::Type::GLESv2, default_glesv2_lib},
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.h b/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.h
index c5164d0..7d1e93d 100644
--- a/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.h
+++ b/src/anbox/graphics/emugl/RenderApi.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct GLLibrary {
   boost::filesystem::path path;
 };
 
-std::vector<GLLibrary> default_gl_libraries();
+std::vector<GLLibrary> default_gl_libraries(bool no_glesv1 = false);
 
 bool initialize(const std::vector<GLLibrary> &libs, emugl_logger_struct log_funcs, emugl_crash_func_t crash_func);
 }  // namespace emugl
diff --git a/src/anbox/graphics/gl_renderer_server.cpp b/src/anbox/graphics/gl_renderer_server.cpp
index 933ba77..f8337d4 100644
--- a/src/anbox/graphics/gl_renderer_server.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/graphics/gl_renderer_server.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GLRendererServer::GLRendererServer(const Config &config, const std::shared_ptr<w
       wm_(wm),
       composer_(std::make_shared<LayerComposer>(renderer_, wm)) {
 
-  std::vector<emugl::GLLibrary> gl_libs = emugl::default_gl_libraries();
+  std::vector<emugl::GLLibrary> gl_libs = emugl::default_gl_libraries(true);
 
   if (config.driver == Config::Driver::Translator) {
     DEBUG("Using GLES-to-GL translator for rendering");