diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/Makefile.am b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/Makefile.am
index 614e7ec9ec..b1c95f4ef2 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ libXWinclipboard_la_SOURCES = \
 
 libXWinclipboard_la_CFLAGS = -DHAVE_XWIN_CONFIG_H \
 			     $(DIX_CFLAGS) \
-			     $(XWINMODULES_CFLAGS) \
-		             -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/miext/rootless -I$(srcdir)/..
+			     $(XWINMODULES_CFLAGS)
 
 libXWinclipboard_la_LDFLAGS = -static -no-undefined
 
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/textconv.c b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/textconv.c
index 4262d98b9d..9c9cb35298 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/textconv.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/textconv.c
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_XWIN_CONFIG_H
 #include <xwin-config.h>
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * Including any server header might define the macro _XSERVER64 on 64 bit machines.
+ * That macro must _NOT_ be defined for Xlib client code, otherwise bad things happen.
+ * So let's undef that macro if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef _XSERVER64
+#undef _XSERVER64
+#endif
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/thread.c b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/thread.c
index a124e3e90b..c179e3f83a 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/thread.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/thread.c
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
 #define HAS_WINSOCK 1
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Including any server header might define the macro _XSERVER64 on 64 bit machines.
+ * That macro must _NOT_ be defined for Xlib client code, otherwise bad things happen.
+ * So let's undef that macro if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef _XSERVER64
+#undef _XSERVER64
+#endif
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/wndproc.c b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/wndproc.c
index 973f9484e0..165ff558a9 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/wndproc.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/wndproc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
 #include <xwin-config.h>
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Including any server header might define the macro _XSERVER64 on 64 bit machines.
+ * That macro must _NOT_ be defined for Xlib client code, otherwise bad things happen.
+ * So let's undef that macro if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef _XSERVER64
+#undef _XSERVER64
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xevents.c b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xevents.c
index 8a75bc461a..d0077b8466 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xevents.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xevents.c
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
 #include <xwin-config.h>
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Including any server header might define the macro _XSERVER64 on 64 bit machines.
+ * That macro must _NOT_ be defined for Xlib client code, otherwise bad things happen.
+ * So let's undef that macro if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef _XSERVER64
+#undef _XSERVER64
+#endif
+
 #include "internal.h"
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xwinclip.c b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xwinclip.c
index 7b45770360..3677974c44 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xwinclip.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/xwinclip.c
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
 #include <xwin-config.h>
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Including any server header might define the macro _XSERVER64 on 64 bit machines.
+ * That macro must _NOT_ be defined for Xlib client code, otherwise bad things happen.
+ * So let's undef that macro if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef _XSERVER64
+#undef _XSERVER64
+#endif
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>