diff --git a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
index 009d7bc21f..b6e34382f4 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_GLUTILS_BACKEND name glinclude )
         include_directories(${OPENGLES_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     endif(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)
     kde4_add_library(${name} SHARED ${kwin_GLUTILSLIB_SRCS})
-    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${X11_LIBRARIES} kwineffects)
+    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES} kwineffects)
     if(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)
         target_link_libraries(${name} ${OPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY})
     endif(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)