diff --git a/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsPipe.cxx b/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsPipe.cxx
index 6acd4dbadb..d50fc51dd1 100644
--- a/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsPipe.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsPipe.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // Ugly workaround around the conflicting definition
 // of Connection that randr.h provides.
 #define _RANDR_H_
+typedef unsigned short Connection;
 typedef unsigned short Rotation;
 typedef unsigned short SizeID;
 typedef unsigned short SubpixelOrder;
diff --git a/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsWindow.cxx
index 16473035a3..3a5b745a8d 100644
--- a/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/x11display/x11GraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 // Ugly workaround around the conflicting definition
 // of Connection that randr.h provides.
 #define _RANDR_H_
+typedef unsigned short Connection;
 typedef unsigned short Rotation;
 typedef unsigned short SizeID;
 typedef unsigned short SubpixelOrder;