diff --git a/sci-geosciences/qgis/qgis-2.18.12.ebuild b/sci-geosciences/qgis/qgis-2.18.12.ebuild
index d60dbf692ec04..4a9dcacb53221 100644
--- a/sci-geosciences/qgis/qgis-2.18.12.ebuild
+++ b/sci-geosciences/qgis/qgis-2.18.12.ebuild
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ src_configure() {
 		)
 	fi
 
+	# bug 612956
+	addpredict /dev/dri/renderD128
+
 	cmake-utils_src_configure
 }