diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbclipboard.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbclipboard.cpp
index 8a7316ce53..fdf89cbda1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbclipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbclipboard.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
+#define class class_name // Workaround XCB-ICCCM 3.8 breakage
 #include <xcb/xcb_icccm.h>
+#undef class
 
 class QXcbClipboardMime : public QXcbMime
 {