diff --git a/multimedia/video/gst-libav/pspec.xml b/multimedia/video/gst-libav/pspec.xml
index 83b473d51e..214cb56d1d 100644
--- a/multimedia/video/gst-libav/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/video/gst-libav/pspec.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <Description>Gstreamer plugin for the libav codec.</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="0e2856e8e820e1e156e6306812c01365858ea510" type="tarxz">https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-libav/gst-libav-1.17.2.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>valgrind</Dependency>
             <Dependency>orc-devel</Dependency>