diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac

index 62f53a3..a6f2f04 100644

--- a/configure.ac

+++ b/configure.ac

@@ -1874,6 +1874,7 @@ if test "${HAVE_X11}" = "yes"; then

   AC_MSG_RESULT($emacs_xkb)

   if test $emacs_xkb = yes; then

     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XKBGETKEYBOARD, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the XkbGetKeyboard function.])

+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XKB, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the Xkb extension.])

   fi

   AC_CHECK_FUNCS(XrmSetDatabase XScreenResourceString \

diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c

index fb407c8..102ce43 100644

--- a/src/xterm.c

+++ b/src/xterm.c

@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ extern void _XEditResCheckMessages (Widget, XtPointer, XEvent *, Boolean *);

 #include "bitmaps/gray.xbm"

+#ifdef HAVE_XKB

+#include <X11/XKBlib.h>

+#endif

+

 /* Default to using XIM if available.  */

 #ifdef USE_XIM

 int use_xim = 1;

@@ -3243,7 +3247,11 @@ XTring_bell (struct frame *f)

       else

 	{

 	  block_input ();

+#ifdef HAVE_XKB

+      XkbBell (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f), None, 0, None);

+#else

 	  XBell (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f), 0);

+#endif

 	  XFlush (FRAME_X_DISPLAY (f));

 	  unblock_input ();

 	}