diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5e98a12..bcbcb02 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@
 ]
 
 if get_option('ibm-parser').enabled()
-        libgpiodcxx = dependency('libgpiodcxx')
+        libgpiodcxx = dependency(
+            'libgpiodcxx',
+            default_options: ['bindings=cxx'],
+        )
         ibm_read_vpd_SOURCES = ['ibm_vpd_app.cpp',
                                 'vpd-manager/editor_impl.cpp',
                                ]+common_SOURCES