diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index d86ca5d1e..f79b8c678 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@ static struct disk_cache *virgl_get_disk_shader_cache (struct pipe_screen *pscre
 
 static void virgl_disk_cache_create(struct virgl_screen *screen)
 {
+#ifdef __redox__
+   (void)screen;
+   /* build_id_find_nhdr_for_addr uses dl_iterate_phdr — not available on Redox.
+    * Disk cache is disabled; shader compilation works without it. */
+   screen->disk_cache = NULL;
+#else
    const struct build_id_note *note =
       build_id_find_nhdr_for_addr(virgl_disk_cache_create);
    assert(note);
@@ -1078,6 +1084,7 @@ static void virgl_disk_cache_create(struct virgl_screen *screen)
    _mesa_sha1_format(timestamp, sha1);
 
    screen->disk_cache = disk_cache_create("virgl", timestamp, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
 static bool