diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f4e7c9de..7a153e23d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
+    include_directories(${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
     if(USE_XRANDR)
         find_package(Xrandr REQUIRED)
         if(NOT XRANDR_FOUND)
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ target_link_libraries(supertuxkart
     )
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(supertuxkart ${X11_LIBRARIES})
     if(USE_XRANDR)
         target_link_libraries(supertuxkart ${XRANDR_LIBRARIES})
     else()