diff --git a/examples/common/entry/entry_x11.cpp b/examples/common/entry/entry_x11.cpp
index faa7f0754..7016b8b64 100644
--- a/examples/common/entry/entry_x11.cpp
+++ b/examples/common/entry/entry_x11.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <bgfx/platform.h>
 
+#include <unistd.h> // syscall
+
 #undef None
 #include <bx/thread.h>
 #include <bx/os.h>
diff --git a/scripts/bgfx.lua b/scripts/bgfx.lua
index 5b0d40577..53a761bbb 100644
--- a/scripts/bgfx.lua
+++ b/scripts/bgfx.lua
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function bgfxProject(_name, _kind, _defines)
 			_defines,
 		}
 
+		links {
+			"bx",
+		}
+
 		if _OPTIONS["with-glfw"] then
 			defines {
 				"BGFX_CONFIG_MULTITHREADED=0",
diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index c8e48417b..534982e7b 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ function exampleProject(_name)
 
 	links {
 		"bgfx",
+		"bx",
 		"example-common",
 	}
 
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@ dofile "bgfx.lua"
 group "libs"
 bgfxProject("", "StaticLib", {})
 
+dofile(path.join(BX_DIR, "scripts/bx.lua"))
+
 if _OPTIONS["with-examples"] or _OPTIONS["with-tools"] then
 	group "examples"
 	dofile "example-common.lua"