diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-gles2.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-gles2.h
index a90d0ceb6..87a06f10a 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-gles2.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-gles2.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  * conflicts we only expose the minimal set of GLES 2.0 types and enums
  * publicly.
  */
-#ifdef COGL_COMPILATION
+#if defined(COGL_COMPILATION) || defined(COGL_ENABLE_MUTTER_API)
 #include "cogl-gl-header.h"
 #else
 #include <cogl/cogl-gles2-types.h>