diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1502dd31..d1089806 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 deps = [
 #  dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.26.0'),
   dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>=2.26.0'),
+  dependency('gio-unix-2.0'),
   dependency('gnome-desktop-3.0', version: '>=3.0'),
   dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>=3.0'),
   dependency('libfeedback-0.0'),