diff --git a/cogl/cogl-renderer.c b/cogl/cogl-renderer.c
index 54b8599f9..b1a3e8afc 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-renderer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-renderer.c
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@
 #include "cogl-winsys-stub-private.h"
 #include "cogl-winsys-egl-private.h"
 #include "cogl-config-private.h"
+
+#if COGL_HAS_XLIB_SUPPORT
 #include "cogl-xlib-renderer.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef COGL_HAS_GLX_SUPPORT
 extern const CoglWinsysVtable *_cogl_winsys_glx_get_vtable (void);