diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 146fa4e..d9b7b37 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         dependency('sdbusplus'),
         dependency('systemd'),
         dependency('openssl'),
+        dependency('nlohmann_json',include_type: 'system')
 ]
 
 src_files = ['src/main.cpp',