diff --git a/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/actions.py b/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/actions.py
index 3dca41ce80..18b65108f1 100644
--- a/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/actions.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from pisi.actionsapi import get, mesontools, pisitools
 
 def setup():
+    pisitools.ldflags.add("-lX11 -lICE -lSM")
     mesontools.configure("--libexecdir=/usr/lib/%s \
                           -Dmathjax-directory=/usr/share/mathjax2 \
                           -Depub=true \
diff --git a/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/files/libx11.patch b/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/files/libx11.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55c89a6570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/cinnamon/xreader/files/libx11.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/cut-n-paste/totem-screensaver/totem-scrsaver.c b/cut-n-paste/totem-screensaver/totem-scrsaver.c
+index 92ea6bb..a508c76 100644
+--- a/cut-n-paste/totem-screensaver/totem-scrsaver.c
++++ b/cut-n-paste/totem-screensaver/totem-scrsaver.c
+@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
+ #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
+ #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+ #include <X11/keysym.h>
++#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+ #ifdef HAVE_XTEST
+ #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>