diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f40c44be3a..185998d881 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ if(OPENGLES_FOUND)
   include_directories(${OPENGLES_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(OPENGLES_FOUND)
 
+include_directories(${XCB_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 # for things that are also used by kwin libraries
 configure_file(libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h )
 # for kwin internal things
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ qt4_add_dbus_interface( kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS
 
 qt4_add_resources( kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS resources.qrc )
 
-set(kwinLibs ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY} ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES} kdecorations kwineffects ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${X11_Xrandr_LIB} ${X11_Xcomposite_LIB} ${X11_Xdamage_LIB} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB})
+set(kwinLibs ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY} ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES} kdecorations kwineffects ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${X11_Xrandr_LIB} ${X11_Xcomposite_LIB} ${X11_Xdamage_LIB} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB} ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES})
 
 find_library(XF86VM_LIBRARY Xxf86vm)
 if (XF86VM_LIBRARY)