diff --git a/src/neighbor/meson.build b/src/neighbor/meson.build
index c27f3361b..fbb581856 100644
--- a/src/neighbor/meson.build
+++ b/src/neighbor/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ neighbor_glue = static_library(
   'Glue.cxx',
   'Registry.cxx',
   include_directories: inc,
+  dependencies: [
+    fmt_dep,
+  ],
 )
 
 neighbor_glue_dep = declare_dependency(