diff --git a/drivers/glrend/devpixmp.h b/drivers/glrend/devpixmp.h
index 523e04e4..af58e57c 100644
--- a/drivers/glrend/devpixmp.h
+++ b/drivers/glrend/devpixmp.h
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+typedef union br_quirks_gl {
+    struct {
+        br_uint_32 disable_anisotropic_filtering : 1;
+        br_uint_32 reserved : 31;
+    };
+    br_uint_32 value;
+} br_quirks_gl;
+
 #ifdef BR_DEVICE_PIXELMAP_PRIVATE
 
 /*
@@ -81,6 +89,8 @@ typedef struct br_device_pixelmap {
             GLint  gl_num_extensions;
             char **gl_extensions;
 
+            br_quirks_gl quirks;
+
             GLuint tex_white;
             GLuint tex_checkerboard;
 
diff --git a/drivers/glrend/devpmglf.c b/drivers/glrend/devpmglf.c
index 7e377b78..d904e5ac 100644
--- a/drivers/glrend/devpmglf.c
+++ b/drivers/glrend/devpmglf.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "drv.h"
 #include <brassert.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 /*
  * Default dispatch table for device (defined at end of file)
@@ -80,6 +81,22 @@ static struct br_tv_template_entry pixelmapNewTemplateEntries[] = {
 };
 #undef F
 
+static void setup_qiurks(br_device_pixelmap *self)
+{
+    const char *gl_renderer = self->asFront.gl_renderer;
+    const char *gl_vendor   = self->asFront.gl_vendor;
+
+    self->asFront.quirks.value = 0;
+
+    /*
+     * Disable anisotropic filtering on llvmpipe. It is _slow_.
+     */
+    if(BrStrCmp(gl_vendor, "Mesa") == 0 && strstr(gl_renderer, "llvmpipe (") == gl_renderer) {
+        BrLogInfo("GLREND", "Quirk - using llvmpipe, disabling anisotropic filtering.");
+        self->asFront.quirks.disable_anisotropic_filtering = 1;
+    }
+}
+
 br_device_pixelmap *DevicePixelmapGLAllocateFront(br_device *dev, br_output_facility *outfcty, br_token_value *tv)
 {
     br_device_pixelmap      *self;
@@ -212,6 +229,11 @@ br_device_pixelmap *DevicePixelmapGLAllocateFront(br_device *dev, br_output_faci
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Everything's init'd, quirkify.
+     */
+    setup_qiurks(self);
+
     self->asFront.tex_white        = DeviceGLBuildWhiteTexture();
     self->asFront.tex_checkerboard = DeviceGLBuildCheckerboardTexture();
 
diff --git a/drivers/glrend/renderer.c b/drivers/glrend/renderer.c
index c4e31e41..2cb7c6dc 100644
--- a/drivers/glrend/renderer.c
+++ b/drivers/glrend/renderer.c
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ static int sampler_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 GLuint RendererGLGetSampler(br_renderer *self, const br_sampler_info_gl *info)
 {
     br_sampler_gl *smp;
+    const br_quirks_gl *quirks = &self->pixelmap->screen->asFront.quirks;
 
     smp = BrBSearch(info, self->sampler_pool, self->sampler_count, sizeof(br_sampler_gl), sampler_comp);
     if(smp != NULL)
@@ -811,8 +812,10 @@ GLuint RendererGLGetSampler(br_renderer *self, const br_sampler_info_gl *info)
     glSamplerParameteri(smp->sampler, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, info->filter_min);
     glSamplerParameteri(smp->sampler, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, info->filter_mag);
 
-    if(GLAD_GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic && info->filter_min != GL_NEAREST && info->filter_mag != GL_NEAREST) {
-        glSamplerParameterf(smp->sampler, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY, self->pixelmap->screen->asFront.video.maxAnisotropy);
+    if(!quirks->disable_anisotropic_filtering) {
+        if(GLAD_GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic && info->filter_min != GL_NEAREST && info->filter_mag != GL_NEAREST) {
+            glSamplerParameterf(smp->sampler, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY, self->pixelmap->screen->asFront.video.maxAnisotropy);
+        }
     }
 
     BrQsort(self->sampler_pool, self->sampler_count, sizeof(br_sampler_gl), sampler_comp);