diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e760a66b..3e113dc7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST += $(vkd3d_shader_tests)
 
 if BUILD_DEMOS
-DEMOS_LDADD = $(LDADD) libvkd3d-shader.la @DEMO_LIBS@ @VULKAN_LIBS@
+DEMOS_LDADD = $(LDADD) libvkd3d-shader.la @DL_LIBS@ @DEMO_LIBS@
 DEMOS_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) @DEMO_CFLAGS@
 bin_PROGRAMS += $(vkd3d_demos)
 
diff --git a/demos/demo_xcb.h b/demos/demo_xcb.h
index d8be00f0..bb43d8a4 100644
--- a/demos/demo_xcb.h
+++ b/demos/demo_xcb.h
@@ -17,18 +17,65 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#define VK_NO_PROTOTYPES
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_XCB_KHR
 #define VKD3D_UTILS_API_VERSION VKD3D_API_VERSION_1_3
+#include "config.h"
 #include <vkd3d.h>
 #include <vkd3d_utils.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_event.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_icccm.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_keysyms.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define DECLARE_VK_PFN(name) PFN_##name name;
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkAcquireNextImageKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkCreateFence)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkCreateSwapchainKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkCreateXcbSurfaceKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkDestroyFence)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkDestroySurfaceKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkDestroySwapchainKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkQueuePresentKHR)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkResetFences)
+DECLARE_VK_PFN(vkWaitForFences)
+
+static void load_vulkan_procs(void)
+{
+    void *libvulkan;
+
+    if (!(libvulkan = dlopen(SONAME_LIBVULKAN, RTLD_NOW)))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load %s: %s.\n", SONAME_LIBVULKAN, dlerror());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+#define LOAD_VK_PFN(name) name = (void *)dlsym(libvulkan, #name);
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkAcquireNextImageKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkCreateFence)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkCreateSwapchainKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkCreateXcbSurfaceKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkDestroyFence)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkDestroySurfaceKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkDestroySwapchainKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkGetSwapchainImagesKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkQueuePresentKHR)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkResetFences)
+    LOAD_VK_PFN(vkWaitForFences)
+}
 
 struct demo
 {
@@ -330,6 +377,8 @@ static inline struct demo_swapchain *demo_swapchain_create(ID3D12CommandQueue *c
     VkImage *vk_images;
     VkFormat format;
 
+    load_vulkan_procs();
+
     if ((format = vkd3d_get_vk_format(desc->format)) == VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED)
         return NULL;