diff --git a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
index c5c6be55..0e08fe24 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
-#include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_texture.h>
 
+struct wlr_backend;
 struct wlr_renderer_impl;
 struct wlr_drm_format_set;
 struct wlr_buffer;
diff --git a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
index c964fe12..64d021c2 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <wlr/config.h>
 #include "render/vulkan.h"
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 static bool check_extension(const VkExtensionProperties *avail,
 		uint32_t avail_len, const char *name) {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < avail_len; i++) {