diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.in b/include/SDL_config.h.in
index 5c47f11b2..473a0f323 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.in
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.in
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XINPUT
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_SCRNSAVER
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XV
+#undef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRENDER
 
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_D3D
 #undef SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_GDI
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
index 0f722aff0..c06a2d6fe 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/XInput.h>
 #endif
 
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRENDER
+#include <X11/extensions/render.h>
+#endif
+
 /*
  * When using the "dynamic X11" functionality, we duplicate all the Xlib
  *  symbols that would be referenced by SDL inside of SDL itself.
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
index 1ba0ba392..6c2377376 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_SCRNSAVER
 #include <X11/extensions/scrnsaver.h>
 #endif
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XRENDER
+#include <X11/extensions/render.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "SDL_x11dyn.h"