diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c b/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
index 1f4dccc7..1d4943b3 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/state-propose.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "linux-dmabuf.h"
 #include "presentation-time-server-protocol.h"
+#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-server-protocol.h"
 
 enum drm_output_propose_state_mode {
 	DRM_OUTPUT_PROPOSE_STATE_MIXED, /**< mix renderer & planes */
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index bd1ad5e8..5448e8ac 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include <libweston/weston-log.h>
 #include "linux-dmabuf.h"
+#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-server-protocol.h"
 #include "viewporter-server-protocol.h"
 #include "presentation-time-server-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-output-unstable-v1-server-protocol.h"
diff --git a/libweston/linux-dmabuf.c b/libweston/linux-dmabuf.c
index 21de498d..b73508e3 100644
--- a/libweston/linux-dmabuf.c
+++ b/libweston/linux-dmabuf.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include "linux-dmabuf.h"
+#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-server-protocol.h"
 #include "shared/os-compatibility.h"
 #include "libweston-internal.h"
 #include "shared/weston-drm-fourcc.h"
diff --git a/libweston/linux-dmabuf.h b/libweston/linux-dmabuf.h
index 7cae93c5..32a7cb56 100644
--- a/libweston/linux-dmabuf.h
+++ b/libweston/linux-dmabuf.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #define WESTON_LINUX_DMABUF_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-server-protocol.h"
 
 #define MAX_DMABUF_PLANES 4