--- xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0.orig/configure.in
+++ xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0/configure.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCEGUI4], [libxfc
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL], [libxfce4panel-1.0], [4.3.90.2])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([THUNAR_VFS], [thunar-vfs-1], [0.3.2])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([EXO], [exo-1], [0.5.0])
+XDT_CHECK_LIBX11()
 
 dnl check for optional packages/versions
 XDT_CHECK_OPTIONAL_PACKAGE([LIBXFCE4PANEL_46], [libxfce4panel-1.0], [4.5.92], [libxfce4panel46], [Take advantage of Xfce 4.6 panel changes])
--- xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0.orig/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
+++ xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0/panel-plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ xfce4_places_plugin_LDADD =						\
 	$(LIBXFCE4UTIL_LIBS)						\
 	$(LIBXFCEGUI4_LIBS)						\
 	$(LIBXFCE4PANEL_LIBS)						\
+	$(LIBX11_LIBS)							\
 	@THUNAR_VFS_LIBS@