diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 176e6afbf..ad90cbcf3 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
+#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
+
 #include "meta-stage.h"
 
 struct _MetaCursorRendererPrivate
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index 1622a7506..a15fe3e2c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 
+#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 #include "meta-backend-private.h"
 #include "meta-cursor-private.h"
 
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
index 9479c865c..73f9118ad 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
+
 #include "meta-cursor-renderer-x11.h"
 
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>