diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
index 8094e141b4b..ba1a21c9e0e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ libfreedreno = static_library(
 driver_freedreno = declare_dependency(
   compile_args : '-DGALLIUM_FREEDRENO',
   link_with : [libfreedrenowinsys, libfreedreno],
+  dependencies : idep_nir,
 )
 
 ir3_compiler = executable(