diff --git a/src/lib/dbus/meson.build b/src/lib/dbus/meson.build
index e7e9aade0..a7148a941 100644
--- a/src/lib/dbus/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/dbus/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ dbus = static_library(
   'Watch.cxx',
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
+    fmt_dep,
     dbus_dep,
   ],
 )