diff --git a/lib/rb-missing-plugins.c b/lib/rb-missing-plugins.c
index dfa464cf2..acf7e3ed3 100644
--- a/lib/rb-missing-plugins.c
+++ b/lib/rb-missing-plugins.c
@@ -213,9 +213,11 @@ rb_missing_plugins_install (const char **details, gboolean ignore_blacklist, GCl
 
 	if (parent_window != NULL && gtk_widget_get_realized (GTK_WIDGET (parent_window))) {
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
-		gulong xid = 0;
-		xid = gdk_x11_window_get_xid (gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (parent_window)));
-		gst_install_plugins_context_set_xid (install_ctx, xid);
+		if (GDK_IS_X11_WINDOW (gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (parent_window)))) {
+			gulong xid = 0;
+			xid = gdk_x11_window_get_xid (gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (parent_window)));
+			gst_install_plugins_context_set_xid (install_ctx, xid);
+		}
 #endif
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/brasero-disc-recorder/rb-disc-recorder-plugin.c b/plugins/brasero-disc-recorder/rb-disc-recorder-plugin.c
index 6dbe8d8f5..8608e84fd 100644
--- a/plugins/brasero-disc-recorder/rb-disc-recorder-plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/brasero-disc-recorder/rb-disc-recorder-plugin.c
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+#endif
 #include <brasero-media.h>
 #include <brasero-medium-monitor.h>
 
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ rb_disc_recorder_plugin_start_burning (RBDiscRecorderPlugin *pi,
 	GtkWidget *main_window;
 	GdkWindow *window;
 	GPtrArray *array;
-	char **args, *xid_str;
+	char **args, *xid_str = NULL;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	gboolean ret;
 	RBShell *shell;
@@ -145,14 +147,12 @@ rb_disc_recorder_plugin_start_burning (RBDiscRecorderPlugin *pi,
 	g_object_unref (shell);
 
 	window = gtk_widget_get_window (main_window);
-	if (window) {
+	if (window && GDK_IS_X11_WINDOW (window)) {
 		int xid;
 		xid = gdk_x11_window_get_xid (window);
 		xid_str = g_strdup_printf ("%d", xid);
 		g_ptr_array_add (array, "-x");
 		g_ptr_array_add (array, xid_str);
-	} else {
-		xid_str = NULL;
 	}
 	
 	g_ptr_array_add (array, NULL);