diff --git a/src/backends/meta-barrier.c b/src/backends/meta-barrier.c
index f17407a14..9a3913324 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-barrier.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-barrier.c
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
-#include "backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.h"
-#include "backends/x11/meta-barrier-x11.h"
 #include "meta/meta-enum-types.h"
 #include "meta/util.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_X11
+#include "backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.h"
+#include "backends/x11/meta-barrier-x11.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
 #include "backends/native/meta-backend-native.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-barrier-native.h"
@@ -276,9 +279,11 @@ init_barrier_impl (MetaBarrier *barrier)
   if (META_IS_BACKEND_NATIVE (priv->backend))
     priv->impl = meta_barrier_impl_native_new (barrier);
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_X11
   if (META_IS_BACKEND_X11 (priv->backend) &&
       !meta_is_wayland_compositor ())
     priv->impl = meta_barrier_impl_x11_new (barrier);
+#endif
 
   g_warn_if_fail (priv->impl);
 }