diff --git a/clutter/clutter-private.h b/clutter/clutter-private.h
index 2c3dd6eb9..e9d0bd26b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-private.h
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ typedef struct _ClutterMainContext      ClutterMainContext;
 #define P_(String) (String)
 #endif
 
+/* This is a replacement for the nearbyint function which always rounds to the
+ * nearest integer. nearbyint is apparently a C99 function so it might not
+ * always be available but also it seems in glibc it is defined as a function
+ * call so this macro could end up faster anyway. We can't just add 0.5f
+ * because it will break for negative numbers. */
+#define CLUTTER_NEARBYINT(x) ((int) ((x) < 0.0f ? (x) - 0.5f : (x) + 0.5f))
+
 typedef enum {
   CLUTTER_ACTOR_UNUSED_FLAG = 0,