diff --git a/indra/cmake/OpenGL.cmake b/indra/cmake/OpenGL.cmake
index 3cb47a072c..c6ff24414b 100644
--- a/indra/cmake/OpenGL.cmake
+++ b/indra/cmake/OpenGL.cmake
@@ -16,3 +16,21 @@ endif (BUILD_HEADLESS)
 
 include(FindOpenGL)
 
+if(LINUX)
+  if( NOT OPENGL_FOUND )
+	message( FATAL_ERROR "OpenGL not found, install mesa-common-dev libgl1-mesa-dev" )
+  endif()
+
+  find_file( GLUH "GL/glu.h" )
+  if( NOT GLUH )
+	message( FATAL_ERROR "GL/glu.h not found, install libglu1-mesa-dev" )
+  endif()
+  find_library( XINERAMA Xinerama )
+  if( NOT XINERAMA )
+	message( FATAL_ERROR "Cannot link with -lXinerame, install libxinerama-dev" )
+  endif()
+  find_library( XRANDR Xrandr)
+  if( NOT XRANDR )
+	message( FATAL_ERROR "Cannot link with -lXrandr, install libxrandr-dev" )
+  endif()
+endif()