diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
index 051afb52e..9479c865c 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-renderer-x11.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include "meta-cursor-renderer-x11.h"
 
+#include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
+
 #include "meta-backend-x11.h"
 #include "meta-stage.h"