diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e00139f7f..fb66e8ea3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ find_package(Qt5X11Extras REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 
 #optional features
 find_package(X11 MODULE)
-find_package(XCB MODULE COMPONENTS XCB COMPOSITE DAMAGE)
+find_package(XCB MODULE REQUIRED COMPONENTS XCB COMPOSITE DAMAGE)
 set_package_properties(XCB PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "X protocol C-language Binding"
                        URL "http://xcb.freedesktop.org"
                        TYPE RECOMMENDED