diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 805a653..6ad140d 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 endif
 gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: build_tests)
 gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: build_tests)
-libgpiodcxx = dependency('libgpiodcxx')
+libgpiodcxx = dependency('libgpiodcxx', default_options: ['bindings=cxx'])
 dependecy_list = [gtest, gmock, sdbusplus, phosphor_logging, phosphor_dbus_interfaces, libgpiodcxx]
 
 configuration_inc = include_directories('..', '../vpd-manager', 'vpd-manager-test', '../vpd-parser')