diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index b592b62658df0..ced027ba8318d 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ libbasic = static_library(
         fundamental_sources,
         include_directories : basic_includes,
         dependencies : [libcap,
+                        libdl,
                         liblz4_cflags,
                         libm,
                         librt,