diff --git a/hw/xnest/Xnest.h b/hw/xnest/Xnest.h
index fafb2c876..d6f122416 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Xnest.h
+++ b/hw/xnest/Xnest.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef XID KeySym64;
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
 #undef GC
 
 #ifdef _XSERVER64_tmp
diff --git a/hw/xnest/meson.build b/hw/xnest/meson.build
index 1a981b906..9d70f1bdf 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xnest/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ srcs = [
     '../../mi/miinitext.h',
 ]
 
+x11_xcb_dep = dependency('x11-xcb', required: true)
+xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: true)
+
 executable(
     'Xnest',
     srcs,
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ executable(
     dependencies: [
         common_dep,
         xnest_dep,
+        xcb_dep,
+        x11_xcb_dep,
     ],
     link_with: [
         libxserver_main,