diff --git a/src/x11/meson.build b/src/x11/meson.build
index f289fd05f96..55e66c1434a 100644
--- a/src/x11/meson.build
+++ b/src/x11/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libloader_x11 = static_library(
   dependencies : [
     idep_mesautil,
     dep_libdrm, dep_xcb_dri3, dep_xcb_present, dep_xcb_sync, dep_xshmfence,
-    dep_xcb_xfixes,
+    dep_xcb_xfixes, dep_x11
   ],
   build_by_default : false,
 )