diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 41d9984..8ea6b9b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
     install: true,
 )
 
+sdbusplus_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: root_inc,
+    link_with: libsdbusplus,
+    dependencies: libsystemd_pkg
+)
+
 subdir('tools')
 
 boost_dep = dependency(