diff --git a/desktop/gnome/base/mutter/actions.py b/desktop/gnome/base/mutter/actions.py
index 60c4d1fab8..10054e7e8b 100644
--- a/desktop/gnome/base/mutter/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/gnome/base/mutter/actions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def setup():
     mesontools.configure("-Degl_device=true \
                           -Dwayland_eglstream=true \
                           -Dudev=true \
+                          -Dx11=true \
                           -Dnative_backend=true \
                           -Dintrospection=true \
                           -Dinstalled_tests=false")