diff --git a/src/event/meson.build b/src/event/meson.build
index d53fc5dce..ffa719a3d 100644
--- a/src/event/meson.build
+++ b/src/event/meson.build
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ event = static_library(
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
     log_dep,
+    io_dep,
     uring_dep,
   ],
 )