diff --git a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-defines.h.in b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-defines.h.in
index 2a356e873..8c0f279e9 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-defines.h.in
+++ b/clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-defines.h.in
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#define @COGL_GLES_VERSION@ 1
+
 /* ClearBufferMask */
 #define CGL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT
 #define CGL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define CGL_STENCIL_PASS_DEPTH_PASS GL_STENCIL_PASS_DEPTH_PASS
 #define CGL_STENCIL_REF GL_STENCIL_REF
 #define CGL_STENCIL_WRITEMASK GL_STENCIL_WRITEMASK
-#ifdef HAVE_COGL_GLES2
+#ifdef COGL_HAS_GLES2
 #define CGL_MATRIX_MODE	0x0BA0 /* bad style but works for now */
 #else
 #define CGL_MATRIX_MODE GL_MATRIX_MODE
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define CGL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS GL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS
 #define CGL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES
 #define CGL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES
-#ifdef HAVE_COGL_GLES2
+#ifdef COGL_HAS_GLES2
 #define CGL_MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS GL_MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS
 #else
 #define CGL_MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 99b880fc4..b314e3480 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$clutterbackend" = "xeglnative" ||
 
                   CLUTTER_COGL="gles"
                   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_COGL_GLES], 1, [Have GL/ES for rendering])
+		  AC_SUBST(COGL_GLES_VERSION, [COGL_HAS_GLES1])
 
                   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GLES/egl.h],
                                    [],
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$clutterbackend" = "xeglnative" ||
                   use_gles2_wrapper=yes
                   CLUTTER_COGL="gles"
                   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_COGL_GLES2], 1, [Have GL/ES for rendering])
+		  AC_SUBST(COGL_GLES_VERSION, [COGL_HAS_GLES2])
 
                   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([EGL/egl.h],
                                    [],
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$clutterbackend" = "xeglnative" ||
                   clutter_gl_header="GLES/gl.h"
                   CLUTTER_COGL="gles"
                   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_COGL_GLES], 1, [Have GL/ES for rendering])
+		  AC_SUBST(COGL_GLES_VERSION, [COGL_HAS_GLES1])
 
                   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GLES/egl.h],
                                    [],