diff --git a/src/lib/expat/meson.build b/src/lib/expat/meson.build
index c5d3b1ed2..68de66a70 100644
--- a/src/lib/expat/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/expat/meson.build
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ expat = static_library(
 
 expat_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: expat,
+  dependencies: [
+    expat_dep,
+  ]
 )