diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gmsh/gmsh-4.15.0-foss-2025a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gmsh/gmsh-4.15.0-foss-2025a.eb
index f25706050550..172574ce8ce8 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gmsh/gmsh-4.15.0-foss-2025a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gmsh/gmsh-4.15.0-foss-2025a.eb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.31.3'),
     ('SWIG', '4.3.1'),
     ('Eigen', '3.4.0'),
+    # gmsh has a transitive dep on a header from libglvnd via Mesa
+    # Due to https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/issues/5124
+    # this can get lost in some EasyBuild configurations
+    ('libglvnd', '1.7.0'),
 ]
 
 dependencies = [