diff --git a/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build b/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
index 6a5d07ef5..9de67fcfa 100644
--- a/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/sqlite/meson.build
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ sqlite = static_library(
 
 sqlite_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: sqlite,
+  dependencies: [
+    sqlite_dep,
+  ],
 )