diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h b/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
index 15052403c8..65c76cc7b2 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ static inline void wx_gtk_widget_get_preferred_size(GtkWidget* widget, GtkRequis
 }
 #define gtk_widget_get_preferred_size wx_gtk_widget_get_preferred_size
 
+#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+
 #if defined(GDK_Alt_L) && !defined(GDK_KEY_Alt_L)
 #define GDK_KEY_Alt_L GDK_Alt_L
 #define GDK_KEY_Alt_R GDK_Alt_R
diff --git a/src/gtk/listbox.cpp b/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
index 78b5255668..0a0f6a8c0f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/listbox.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "wx/gtk/private/treeentry_gtk.h"
 #include "wx/gtk/private/treeview.h"
 
-#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // data
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gtk/radiobox.cpp b/src/gtk/radiobox.cpp
index b59022bd4b..635fba4a87 100644
--- a/src/gtk/radiobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/radiobox.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
 
-#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxGTKRadioButtonInfo
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index fa49c0f2d9..e6889a3549 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 #include "wx/private/textmeasure.h"
 using namespace wxGTKImpl;
 
-#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
-
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include "wx/x11/private/wrapxkb.h"