diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
index 8872bc848..92241bd1e 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <poll.h>
+#ifdef DRI3
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif /* DRI3 */
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 #include <drm_fourcc.h>
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
index 3345d4a0c..f2b4154f7 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 #endif
 #include <windowstr.h>
 #include <present.h>
+#ifdef DRI3
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif /* DRI3 */
 
 #include "xwayland-present.h"
 #include "xwayland-screen.h"
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window-buffers.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window-buffers.c
index 2bf6c978c..a470ef313 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window-buffers.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window-buffers.c
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 #include "dri3.h"
 
 #include <poll.h>
+#ifdef DRI3
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif
 #include "linux-drm-syncobj-v1-client-protocol.h"
 
 #define BUFFER_TIMEOUT 1 * 1000 /* ms */