diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d023685..2cca58a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Werror ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 
-pkg_check_modules(XCB REQUIRED xcb xcb-aux xcb-randr xcb-render xcb-cursor)
+pkg_check_modules(XCB REQUIRED xcb xcb-aux xcb-cursor xcb-event xcb-ewmh
+  xcb-randr xcb-render)
 pkg_check_modules(XCB_ERRORS xcb-errors)
 pkg_check_modules(FONTCONFIG REQUIRED fontconfig)
 pkg_check_modules(CAIRO REQUIRED cairo cairo-xcb cairo-ft)