diff --git a/src/lib/yajl/meson.build b/src/lib/yajl/meson.build
index 9e483669b..04b49d11f 100644
--- a/src/lib/yajl/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/yajl/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ yajl = static_library(
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
     yajl_dep,
+    fmt_dep,
   ],
 )