diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e1e12ed..c50b9e3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ lib_libscreenshooter_la_LIBADD = \
 	@LIBXFCE4UTIL_LIBS@ \
 	@LIBXFCE4UI_LIBS@ \
   @GLIB_LIBS@ \
-	@SOUP_LIBS@
+	@SOUP_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBXEXT_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBX11_LIBS@
 
 lib_libscreenshooter_built_sources = \
 	lib/screenshooter-marshal.c lib/screenshooter-marshal.h
diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 3b0e44c..3367312 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTK], [gtk+-2.0], [2.16.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GLIB], [glib-2.0], [2.16.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([SOUP], [libsoup-2.4], [2.26.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([EXO], [exo-1], [0.5.0])
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([LIBXEXT], [xext], [1.0.0])
+XDT_CHECK_LIBX11()
 
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