diff --git a/src/clipboard.cpp b/src/clipboard.cpp
index 80d219c29236..3b7bdc414475 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/clipboard.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "clipboard.hpp"
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#include <SDL_events.h>
 #include <SDL_version.h>
 
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
diff --git a/src/clipboard.hpp b/src/clipboard.hpp
index b959754005cc..9fd4cdeb5496 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.hpp
+++ b/src/clipboard.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #define CLIPBOARD_HPP_INCLUDED
 
 #include <string>
-#include "SDL.h"
+
+union SDL_Event;
 
 /**
  * Copies text to the clipboard.