diff --git a/common/i2c/meson.build b/common/i2c/meson.build
index eb92b88..4f282ca 100644
--- a/common/i2c/meson.build
+++ b/common/i2c/meson.build
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 libi2c_dev = static_library(
     'i2c_dev',
     'i2c.cpp',
+    dependencies: [sdbusplus_dep],
     include_directories: libi2c_inc,
     link_args: '-li2c',
 )
 libi2c_dep = declare_dependency(
     link_with: libi2c_dev,
+    dependencies: [sdbusplus_dep],
     include_directories: libi2c_inc,
     link_args: '-li2c',
 )