diff --git a/colorcorrection/clockskewnotifierengine_linux.cpp b/colorcorrection/clockskewnotifierengine_linux.cpp
index cb5158025..08cf1cfd5 100644
--- a/colorcorrection/clockskewnotifierengine_linux.cpp
+++ b/colorcorrection/clockskewnotifierengine_linux.cpp
@@ -1,70 +1,74 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 Vlad Zahorodnii <vladzzag@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  * (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
 #include "clockskewnotifierengine_linux.h"
 
 #include <QSocketNotifier>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifndef TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET // only available in newer glib
+#define TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET (1 << 1)
+#endif
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
 LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine *LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine::create(QObject *parent)
 {
     const int fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, O_CLOEXEC | O_NONBLOCK);
     if (fd == -1) {
         qWarning("Couldn't create clock skew notifier engine: %s", strerror(errno));
         return nullptr;
     }
 
     const itimerspec spec = {};
     const int ret = timerfd_settime(fd, TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME | TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET, &spec, nullptr);
     if (ret == -1) {
         qWarning("Couldn't create clock skew notifier engine: %s", strerror(errno));
         close(fd);
         return nullptr;
     }
 
     return new LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine(fd, parent);
 }
 
 LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine::LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine(int fd, QObject *parent)
     : ClockSkewNotifierEngine(parent)
     , m_fd(fd)
 {
     const QSocketNotifier *notifier = new QSocketNotifier(fd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
     connect(notifier, &QSocketNotifier::activated, this, &LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine::handleTimerCancelled);
 }
 
 LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine::~LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine()
 {
     close(m_fd);
 }
 
 void LinuxClockSkewNotifierEngine::handleTimerCancelled()
 {
     uint64_t expirationCount;
     read(m_fd, &expirationCount, sizeof(expirationCount));
 
     emit clockSkewed();
 }
 
 } // namespace KWin