diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3566a89..75b57bf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 sdbusplus_dep = dependency('sdbusplus')
 sdbusplusplus_prog = find_program('sdbus++')
 sdbuspp_gen_meson_prog = find_program('sdbus++-gen-meson')
+sdeventplus_dep = dependency('sdeventplus')
 
 phosphor_dbus_interfaces_dep = dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces')
 phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging')
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@
 phosphor_dump_manager_dependency = [
         phosphor_dbus_interfaces_dep,
         sdbusplus_dep,
+        sdeventplus_dep,
         phosphor_logging_dep,
         fmt_dep,
         cereal_dep,