diff --git a/video/out/vo_x11.c b/video/out/vo_x11.c
index 35ca4cda0e..b7bd64b0a5 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_x11.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_x11.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int find_depth_from_visuals(struct vo *vo, Visual ** visual_return)
 static void getMyXImage(struct priv *p, int foo)
 {
     struct vo *vo = p->vo;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (vo->x11->display_is_local && XShmQueryExtension(vo->x11->display)) {
         p->Shmem_Flag = 1;
         vo->x11->ShmCompletionEvent = XShmGetEventBase(vo->x11->display)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ shmemerror:
     memset(p->myximage[foo]->data, 0, p->myximage[foo]->bytes_per_line
                                       * p->image_height);
     p->ImageData[foo] = p->myximage[foo]->data;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
 }
 #endif
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ shmemerror:
 static void freeMyXImage(struct priv *p, int foo)
 {
     struct vo *vo = p->vo;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (p->Shmem_Flag) {
         XShmDetach(vo->x11->display, &p->Shminfo[foo]);
         XDestroyImage(p->myximage[foo]);
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void Display_Image(struct priv *p, XImage *myximage)
 
     XImage *x_image = p->myximage[p->current_buf];
 
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (p->Shmem_Flag) {
         XShmPutImage(vo->x11->display, vo->x11->window, vo->x11->vo_gc, x_image,
                      0, 0, p->dst.x0, p->dst.y0, p->dst_w, p->dst_h,
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static mp_image_t *get_screenshot(struct vo *vo)
 
 static void wait_for_completion(struct vo *vo, int max_outstanding)
 {
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     struct priv *ctx = vo->priv;
     struct vo_x11_state *x11 = vo->x11;
     if (ctx->Shmem_Flag) {
diff --git a/video/out/vo_xv.c b/video/out/vo_xv.c
index 7cd63fe965..ff5cfdbcd3 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_xv.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_xv.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
 #include <sys/ipc.h>
 #include <sys/shm.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct xvctx {
     struct mp_rect dst_rect;
     uint32_t max_width, max_height; // zero means: not set
     int Shmem_Flag;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     XShmSegmentInfo Shminfo[2];
     int Shm_Warned_Slow;
 #endif
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static bool allocate_xvimage(struct vo *vo, int foo)
     struct vo_x11_state *x11 = vo->x11;
     // align it for faster OSD rendering (draw_bmp.c swscale usage)
     int aligned_w = FFALIGN(ctx->image_width, 32);
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (x11->display_is_local && XShmQueryExtension(x11->display)) {
         ctx->Shmem_Flag = 1;
         x11->ShmCompletionEvent = XShmGetEventBase(x11->display)
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static bool allocate_xvimage(struct vo *vo, int foo)
 static void deallocate_xvimage(struct vo *vo, int foo)
 {
     struct xvctx *ctx = vo->priv;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (ctx->Shmem_Flag) {
         XShmDetach(vo->x11->display, &ctx->Shminfo[foo]);
         shmdt(ctx->Shminfo[foo].shmaddr);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void deallocate_xvimage(struct vo *vo, int foo)
         XFree(ctx->xvimage[foo]);
 
     ctx->xvimage[foo] = NULL;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     ctx->Shminfo[foo] = (XShmSegmentInfo){0};
 #endif
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static inline void put_xvimage(struct vo *vo, XvImage *xvi)
     struct mp_rect *dst = &ctx->dst_rect;
     int dw = dst->x1 - dst->x0, dh = dst->y1 - dst->y0;
     int sw = src->x1 - src->x0, sh = src->y1 - src->y0;
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     if (ctx->Shmem_Flag) {
         XvShmPutImage(x11->display, ctx->xv_port, x11->window, x11->vo_gc, xvi,
                       src->x0, src->y0, sw, sh,
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static void draw_osd(struct vo *vo, struct osd_state *osd)
 
 static void wait_for_completion(struct vo *vo, int max_outstanding)
 {
-#if HAVE_SHM
+#if HAVE_SHM && HAVE_XEXT
     struct xvctx *ctx = vo->priv;
     struct vo_x11_state *x11 = vo->x11;
     if (ctx->Shmem_Flag) {