diff --git a/ui/app/egl_wayland.go b/ui/app/egl_wayland.go
index 8f616b10..d8fc4a5c 100644
--- a/ui/app/egl_wayland.go
+++ b/ui/app/egl_wayland.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 /*
 #cgo LDFLAGS: -lwayland-egl
+#cgo CFLAGS: -DWL_EGL_PLATFORM
 
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>