diff --git a/libipmid-host/meson.build b/libipmid-host/meson.build
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+ipmid_pre = [
+  sdbusplus_dep,
+]
+
+libipmid_host = library(
+  'ipmid-host',
+  dependencies: ipmid_pre,
+  version: meson.project_version(),
+  include_directories: root_inc,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('libdir'))
+
+ipmid_host_dep = declare_dependency(
+  dependencies: ipmid_pre,
+  include_directories: root_inc,
+  link_with: libipmid_host)