diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 58a5c596..9d99c694 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ gl_renderer_la_SOURCES =			\
 	libweston/gl-renderer.c			\
 	libweston/vertex-clipping.c		\
 	libweston/vertex-clipping.h		\
+	libweston/weston-sync-file.h		\
 	shared/helpers.h
 endif
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0ea7b703..c287fac6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ if test x$enable_egl = xyes; then
 	AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_EGL], [1], [Build Weston with EGL support])
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EGL, [egl glesv2])
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EGL_TESTS], [egl glesv2 wayland-client wayland-egl])
+	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/sync_file.h])
 fi
 
 COMPOSITOR_MODULES="$COMPOSITOR_MODULES xkbcommon >= 0.3.0"
diff --git a/libweston/weston-sync-file.h b/libweston/weston-sync-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..114e0b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libweston/weston-sync-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Sync file Linux kernel UAPI */
+
+#ifndef WESTON_SYNC_FILE_H
+#define WESTON_SYNC_FILE_H
+
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct sync_fence_info {
+	char obj_name[32];
+	char driver_name[32];
+	__s32 status;
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u64 timestamp_ns;
+};
+
+struct sync_file_info {
+	char name[32];
+	__s32 status;
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 num_fences;
+	__u32 pad;
+
+	__u64 sync_fence_info;
+};
+
+#define SYNC_IOC_MAGIC '>'
+#define SYNC_IOC_FILE_INFO _IOWR(SYNC_IOC_MAGIC, 4, struct sync_file_info)
+
+#endif