--- mesa-26.1.5.orig/meson.build	2026-07-15 22:03:19.000000000 +0200
+++ mesa-26.1.5/meson.build	2026-07-26 19:14:07.877439518 +0200
@@ -1055,31 +1055,6 @@ foreach p : python_exec_list
     continue
   endif
 
-  has_mako = run_command(
-    prog_python, '-c',
-    '''
-import sys
-
-try:
-    try:
-        from packaging.version import Version
-    except:
-        from distutils.version import StrictVersion as Version
-except:
-    sys.exit(2)
-
-try:
-    import mako
-except:
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-if Version(mako.__version__) < Version("0.8.0"):
-    sys.exit(1)
-''', check: false)
-  if has_mako.returncode() != 0
-    continue
-  endif
-
   has_yaml = run_command(prog_python, '-c', 'import yaml', check: false)
   if has_yaml.returncode() != 0
     continue
@@ -1092,12 +1067,6 @@ if not prog_python.found()
   error('Python ' + python_version_req + ' not found')
 endif
 
-if has_mako.returncode() == 1
-  error('Python (3.x) mako module >= 0.8.0 required to build mesa.')
-elif has_mako.returncode() == 2
-  error('One of Python (3.x) packaging or distutils module is required.')
-endif
-
 if has_yaml.returncode() != 0
   error('Python (3.x) yaml module (PyYAML) required to build mesa.')
 endif
