diff --git a/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default b/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
index 77ccf8f46..2ee4401fa 100644
--- a/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
+++ b/profiles/base/desktop/package.use/default
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ x11-libs/libdrm libkms
 # required by www-client/firefox [apng]
 media-libs/libpng apng
 
-# required by x11-libs/glamor [gdm]
-media-libs/mesa gbm
+# required by x11-libs/glamor [gdm], x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware
+media-libs/mesa gbm xa
 
 # required by www-client/chromium [minizip]
 sys-libs/zlib minizip