diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1f35e10f09..46ae2d1861 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1310,7 +1310,8 @@ if features['vulkan'] and features['x11']
      sources += files('video/out/vulkan/context_xlib.c')
 endif
 
-features += {'vk-khr-display': cc.has_function('vkCreateDisplayPlaneSurfaceKHR', prefix: '#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>',
+features += {'vk-khr-display': vulkan.type_name() == 'internal' or
+                               cc.has_function('vkCreateDisplayPlaneSurfaceKHR', prefix: '#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>',
                                                dependencies: [vulkan])}
 if features['vk-khr-display']
     sources += files('video/out/vulkan/context_display.c')