diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e613bb83a..d7f66d8f6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ MUTTER_PC_MODULES="
    $CLUTTER_PACKAGE >= 1.19.5
    clutter-egl-1.0
    cogl-1.0 >= 1.17.1
+   gbm
    upower-glib >= 0.99.0
    gnome-desktop-3.0
    xcomposite >= 0.2
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-private.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-private.h
index 338718f42..09ab9928d 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-private.h
@@ -25,15 +25,11 @@
 #include "meta-cursor.h"
 
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
 #include <gbm.h>
-#endif
 
 typedef struct {
   CoglTexture2D *texture;
-#ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
   struct gbm_bo *bo;
-#endif
   int hot_x, hot_y;
 } MetaCursorImage;
 
@@ -48,10 +44,8 @@ CoglTexture *meta_cursor_reference_get_cogl_texture (MetaCursorReference *cursor
                                                      int                 *hot_x,
                                                      int                 *hot_y);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
 struct gbm_bo *meta_cursor_reference_get_gbm_bo (MetaCursorReference *cursor,
                                                  int                 *hot_x,
                                                  int                 *hot_y);
-#endif
 
 #endif /* META_CURSOR_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index ae60d9176..b2afe3b02 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <meta/screen.h>
 #include "meta-cursor.h"
 
+#include <gbm.h>
+
 #define META_TYPE_CURSOR_RENDERER            (meta_cursor_renderer_get_type ())
 #define META_CURSOR_RENDERER(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), META_TYPE_CURSOR_RENDERER, MetaCursorRenderer))
 #define META_CURSOR_RENDERER_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass),  META_TYPE_CURSOR_RENDERER, MetaCursorRendererClass))
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
index 84a1828c5..592e26f32 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ meta_cursor_reference_get_cogl_texture (MetaCursorReference *cursor,
   return COGL_TEXTURE (cursor->image.texture);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
 struct gbm_bo *
 meta_cursor_reference_get_gbm_bo (MetaCursorReference *cursor,
                                   int                 *hot_x,
@@ -374,7 +373,6 @@ meta_cursor_reference_get_gbm_bo (MetaCursorReference *cursor,
     *hot_y = cursor->image.hot_y;
   return cursor->image.bo;
 }
-#endif
 
 MetaCursor
 meta_cursor_reference_get_meta_cursor (MetaCursorReference *cursor)