diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.use b/profiles/desktop/package.use
index 7b5892b5..4b67b5ae 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.use
@@ -101,5 +101,6 @@ x11-base/xorg-server kdrive
 x11-libs/cairo xcb
 >=x11-libs/gtk+-3 examples
 x11-libs/libdrm libkms
+x11-libs/libxcb xkb
 x11-libs/wxGTK -gstreamer tiff
 x11-terms/rxvt-unicode 256-color alt-font-width -vanilla xft