diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4d1d370..dc55722 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 )
 
 sdbusplus_dep = dependency('sdbusplus')
+sdeventplus_dep = dependency('sdeventplus')
 phosphor_dbus_interfaces_dep = dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces')
 phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging')
 gpioplus_dep = dependency('gpioplus')
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     phosphor_logging_dep,
     nlohmann_json_dep,
     gpioplus_dep,
+    sdeventplus_dep,
 ]
 
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