diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fd490ac..4c39459 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -208,4 +208,27 @@ else
     message('valgrind not found, disabling valgrind test suite')
 endif
 
+
+# build-test only
+executable('test-build-libei',
+	   'test/buildtest.c',
+	   dependencies : [dep_libei],
+	   include_directories : 'src',
+	   c_args : ['-Werror', '-DINCLUDE_LIBEI=1'],
+	   install : false)
+
+executable('test-build-libeis',
+	   'test/buildtest.c',
+	   dependencies : [dep_libeis],
+	   include_directories : 'src',
+	   c_args : ['-Werror', '-DINCLUDE_LIBEIS=1'],
+	   install : false)
+
+executable('test-build-libreis',
+	   'test/buildtest.c',
+	   dependencies : [dep_libreis],
+	   include_directories : 'src',
+	   c_args : ['-Werror', '-DINCLUDE_LIBREIS=1'],
+	   install : false)
+
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: config_h)
diff --git a/src/libei.h b/src/libei.h
index d344c62..4862b28 100644
--- a/src/libei.h
+++ b/src/libei.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 
 struct ei;
 struct ei_device;
diff --git a/test/buildtest.c b/test/buildtest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed5c4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/buildtest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#if INCLUDE_LIBEI
+#include <libei.h>
+#endif
+
+#if INCLUDE_LIBEIS
+#include <libeis.h>
+#endif
+
+#if INCLUDE_LIBREIS
+#include <libreis.h>
+#endif
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	return 0;
+}