diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c88a1c51..0412d5b4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(freedreno-experimental-api,
 	      [Enable support for freedreno's experimental API (default: disabled)]),
 	      [FREEDRENO=$enableval], [FREEDRENO=no])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(freedreno-kgsl,
+	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-freedreno-kgsl],
+	      [Enable support for freedreno's to use downstream android kernel API (default: disabled)]),
+	      [FREEDRENO_KGSL=$enableval], [FREEDRENO_KGSL=no])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(tegra-experimental-api,
 	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tegra-experimental-api],
 	      [Enable support for Tegra's experimental API (default: disabled)]),
@@ -304,6 +309,11 @@ if test "x$FREEDRENO" = xyes; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREEDRENO, 1, [Have freedreno support])
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_FREEDRENO_KGSL, [test "x$FREEDRENO_KGSL" = xyes])
+if test "x$FREEDRENO_KGSL" = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREEDRENO_KGSL, 1, [Have freedreno support for KGSL kernel interface])
+fi
+
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_RADEON, [test "x$RADEON" = xyes])
 if test "x$RADEON" = xyes; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RADEON, 1, [Have radeon support])
@@ -438,6 +448,6 @@ echo "  Radeon API     $RADEON"
 echo "  Nouveau API    $NOUVEAU"
 echo "  OMAP API       $OMAP"
 echo "  EXYNOS API     $EXYNOS"
-echo "  Freedreno API  $FREEDRENO"
+echo "  Freedreno API  $FREEDRENO (kgsl: $FREEDRENO_KGSL)"
 echo "  Tegra API      $TEGRA"
 echo ""
diff --git a/freedreno/Makefile.am b/freedreno/Makefile.am
index 4818431a..4482afe2 100644
--- a/freedreno/Makefile.am
+++ b/freedreno/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ libdrm_freedreno_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number 1:0:0 -no-undefined
 libdrm_freedreno_la_LIBADD = ../libdrm.la @PTHREADSTUBS_LIBS@
 
 libdrm_freedreno_la_SOURCES = $(LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_FILES)
+if HAVE_FREEDRENO_KGSL
+libdrm_freedreno_la_SOURCES += $(LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_KGSL_FILES)
+endif
 
 libdrm_freedrenocommonincludedir = ${includedir}/freedreno
 libdrm_freedrenocommoninclude_HEADERS = $(LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_H_FILES)
diff --git a/freedreno/Makefile.sources b/freedreno/Makefile.sources
index 91020dff..c8c0244f 100644
--- a/freedreno/Makefile.sources
+++ b/freedreno/Makefile.sources
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_FILES := \
 	freedreno_priv.h \
 	freedreno_ringbuffer.c \
 	freedreno_bo.c \
-	kgsl/kgsl_bo.c \
-	kgsl/kgsl_device.c \
-	kgsl/kgsl_drm.h \
-	kgsl/kgsl_pipe.c \
-	kgsl/kgsl_priv.h \
-	kgsl/kgsl_ringbuffer.c \
-	kgsl/msm_kgsl.h \
 	msm/msm_bo.c \
 	msm/msm_device.c \
 	msm/msm_drm.h \
@@ -19,6 +12,15 @@ LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_FILES := \
 	msm/msm_ringbuffer.c \
 	list.h
 
+LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_KGSL_FILES := \
+	kgsl/kgsl_bo.c \
+	kgsl/kgsl_device.c \
+	kgsl/kgsl_drm.h \
+	kgsl/kgsl_pipe.c \
+	kgsl/kgsl_priv.h \
+	kgsl/kgsl_ringbuffer.c \
+	kgsl/msm_kgsl.h
+
 LIBDRM_FREEDRENO_H_FILES := \
 	freedreno_drmif.h \
 	freedreno_ringbuffer.h
diff --git a/freedreno/freedreno_device.c b/freedreno/freedreno_device.c
index 09bc5e97..e8b5f60f 100644
--- a/freedreno/freedreno_device.c
+++ b/freedreno/freedreno_device.c
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ drm_public struct fd_device * fd_device_new(int fd)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(version->name, "kgsl")) {
-		DEBUG_MSG("kgsl DRM device");
-		dev = kgsl_device_new(fd);
-	} else if (!strcmp(version->name, "msm")) {
+	if (!strcmp(version->name, "msm")) {
 		DEBUG_MSG("msm DRM device");
 		dev = msm_device_new(fd);
+#ifdef HAVE_FREEDRENO_KGSL
+	} else if (!strcmp(version->name, "kgsl")) {
+		DEBUG_MSG("kgsl DRM device");
+		dev = kgsl_device_new(fd);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		ERROR_MSG("unknown device: %s", version->name);
 		dev = NULL;