diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 6546f702..52c5961c 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ libdbus_testutils = static_library('dbus-testutils',
     ],
     dependencies: [
         glib,
+        gio,
         dbus_dependencies,
     ],
 )