diff --git a/lib/kwinglplatform.cpp b/lib/kwinglplatform.cpp
index 1adc83a2b3..ef790ac57e 100644
--- a/lib/kwinglplatform.cpp
+++ b/lib/kwinglplatform.cpp
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ void GLPlatform::detect()
 
         m_limitedGLSL = m_supportsGLSL && m_chipClass < I965;
     }
+
+    // Loose binding is broken with Gallium drivers in Mesa 7.10
+    if (isGalliumDriver() && mesaVersion() >= kVersionNumber(7, 10))
+        m_looseBinding = false;
 }
 
 static void print(const QString &label, const QString &setting)
@@ -829,6 +833,11 @@ bool GLPlatform::isMesaDriver() const
     return mesaVersion() > 0;
 }
 
+bool GLPlatform::isGalliumDriver() const
+{
+    return galliumVersion() > 0;
+}
+
 bool GLPlatform::isRadeon() const
 {
     return m_chipClass >= R100 && m_chipClass <= UnknownRadeon;
diff --git a/lib/kwinglplatform.h b/lib/kwinglplatform.h
index 0769912065..0228d6522d 100644
--- a/lib/kwinglplatform.h
+++ b/lib/kwinglplatform.h
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ public:
      */
     bool isMesaDriver() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the driver is a Gallium driver, and false otherwise.
+     */
+    bool isGalliumDriver() const;
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the GPU is a Radeon GPU, and false otherwise.
      */