diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dr/dri-pkgconfig-stub/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dr/dri-pkgconfig-stub/package.nix
index 9b5b5265882a..74afbaba49ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dr/dri-pkgconfig-stub/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dr/dri-pkgconfig-stub/package.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 writeTextFile {
   name = "dri-pkgconfig-stub";
 
+  # Version intentionally hardcoded to avoid rebuilds on Mesa updates.
+  # If anything ever requires a newer version, this can simply be bumped manually.
   text = ''
     dridriverdir=${mesa.driverLink}/lib/dri
 
     Name: dri
-    Version: ${mesa.version}
+    Version: 25.0
     Description: Nixpkgs graphics driver path stub
   '';