diff --git a/backend/drm/renderer.c b/backend/drm/renderer.c
index 783fec748..5f3fa9b68 100644
--- a/backend/drm/renderer.c
+++ b/backend/drm/renderer.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wayland-util.h>
+#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
diff --git a/backend/headless/output.c b/backend/headless/output.c
index 0ffdee797..657272000 100644
--- a/backend/headless/output.c
+++ b/backend/headless/output.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
+#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 3abf2b5e7..6b47d0cb3 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
+#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
diff --git a/backend/x11/output.c b/backend/x11/output.c
index 11dda67d6..24b9c599a 100644
--- a/backend/x11/output.c
+++ b/backend/x11/output.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_pointer.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_touch.h>
+#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
index 1b2c3d6eb..575079a0c 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <wayland-server-protocol.h>
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
-#include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_texture.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_box.h>