diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/meson.build b/extensions/openpower-pels/meson.build
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+libpldm_dep = dependency(
+    'libpldm',
+    fallback: ['pldm', 'libpldm_dep'],
+    default_options: ['libpldm-only=enabled', 'oem-ibm=enabled'],
+)
+
+if cpp.has_header('nlohmann/json.hpp')
+    nlohmann_json = declare_dependency()
+else
+    subproject('nlohmann-json')
+    nlohmann_json = declare_dependency(
+        include_directories: include_directories(
+            '../../subprojects/nlohmann-json/single_include',
+            '../../subprojects/nlohmann-json/single_include/nlohmann',
+        )
+    )
+endif
+
+python_inst = import('python').find_installation('python3')
+python_ver = python_inst.language_version()
+python_dep = python_inst.dependency()
+
+if cpp.has_header('CLI/CLI.hpp')
+    CLI11_dep = declare_dependency()
+else
+    CLI11_dep = dependency(
+        'CLI11',
+        fallback: [ 'CLI11', 'CLI11_dep' ],
+    )
+endif
+
+libpel_sources = files(
+    'ascii_string.cpp',
+    'bcd_time.cpp',
+    'callout.cpp',
+    'callouts.cpp',
+    'data_interface.cpp',
+    'device_callouts.cpp',
+    'extended_user_header.cpp',
+    'failing_mtms.cpp',
+    'fru_identity.cpp',
+    'generic.cpp',
+    'json_utils.cpp',
+    'log_id.cpp',
+    'mru.cpp',
+    'mtms.cpp',
+    'pce_identity.cpp',
+    'pel.cpp',
+    'pel_rules.cpp',
+    'pel_values.cpp',
+    'private_header.cpp',
+    'registry.cpp',
+    'section_factory.cpp',
+    'service_indicators.cpp',
+    'severity.cpp',
+    'user_header.cpp',
+)
+
+libpel_deps = [
+    libpldm_dep,
+    nlohmann_json,
+    sdbusplus_dep,
+    sdeventplus_dep,
+    pdi_dep,
+]
+
+libpel_lib = static_library(
+    'pel',
+    libpel_sources,
+    'paths.cpp', # paths is separate because it is overridden during test.
+    include_directories: include_directories('../..', '../../gen'),
+    dependencies: libpel_deps,
+)
+
+libpel_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: include_directories('.'),
+    link_with: libpel_lib,
+    dependencies: [
+        libpldm_dep,
+        nlohmann_json,
+        sdbusplus_dep,
+        sdeventplus_dep,
+        pdi_dep,
+    ],
+
+)
+
+log_manager_ext_deps += [
+    libpel_dep,
+    libpldm_dep,
+    nlohmann_json,
+]
+
+log_manager_ext_sources += files(
+    'entry_points.cpp',
+    'extended_user_data.cpp',
+    'host_notifier.cpp',
+    'manager.cpp',
+    'pldm_interface.cpp',
+    'repository.cpp',
+    'src.cpp',
+    'user_data.cpp',
+)
+
+install_data(
+    'registry/message_registry.json',
+    install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'phosphor-logging/pels',
+)
+
+peltool_sources = files(
+    'extended_user_data.cpp',
+    'src.cpp',
+    'user_data.cpp',
+    'user_data_json.cpp',
+)
+
+peltool_deps = [
+    CLI11_dep,
+    python_dep,
+]
+
+executable(
+    'peltool',
+    'tools/peltool.cpp',
+    peltool_sources,
+    cpp_args: [ '-DPELTOOL' ],
+    link_args: [ '-lpython' + python_ver ],
+    include_directories: include_directories('../..'),
+    dependencies: [
+        peltool_deps,
+        libpel_dep,
+    ],
+    install: true,
+)