diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index c871fc789f..6f406b5587 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -37200,6 +37200,8 @@ GTK_DIST: UNIV_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.c $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.xbm $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.mms $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
+	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/x11/private
+	$(CP_P) $(INCDIR)/wx/x11/private/*.h $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/x11/private
 
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/gtk/gnome
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk/gnome
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
index 0b1520582e..f820a7acc8 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
+++ b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ GTK_DIST: UNIV_DIST
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.c $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.xbm $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
 	$(CP_P) $(GTK1DIR)/*.mms $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk1
+	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/x11/private
+	$(CP_P) $(INCDIR)/wx/x11/private/*.h $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/x11/private
 
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/include/wx/gtk/gnome
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/src/gtk/gnome
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index ea7570bf2f..b878d59e32 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ using namespace wxGTKImpl;
 
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+#include "wx/x11/private/wrapxkb.h"
 #else
 typedef guint KeySym;
 #endif
@@ -745,7 +746,11 @@ wxTranslateGTKKeyEventToWx(wxKeyEvent& event,
 
             wxLogTrace(TRACE_KEYS, wxT("\t-> keycode %d"), keycode);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_X11_XKBLIB_H
+            KeySym keysymNormalized = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(dpy, keycode, 0, 0);
+#else
             KeySym keysymNormalized = XKeycodeToKeysym(dpy, keycode, 0);
+#endif
 
             // use the normalized, i.e. lower register, keysym if we've
             // got one