diff --git a/desktop/mate/caja-admin/pspec.xml b/desktop/mate/caja-admin/pspec.xml
index 30868d69c4..83f5fe7025 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/caja-admin/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/mate/caja-admin/pspec.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             <AdditionalFile target="po/tr.po">tr.po</AdditionalFile>
         </AdditionalFiles>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-caja</Dependency>
             <Dependency>extra-cmake-modules</Dependency>