diff --git a/src/shell-global-private.h b/src/shell-global-private.h
index 6132500605a6703ef00feeb62d86fbe31aff49f7..c965bf128670e2570fa7fe5f2c043a0b686f8beb 100644
--- a/src/shell-global-private.h
+++ b/src/shell-global-private.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "shell-global.h"
 
 #include <gjs/gjs.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
 #include "shell-app-cache-private.h"