diff --git a/source/ddbus/meson.build b/source/ddbus/meson.build
index 46d66ce..e5f60f6 100644
--- a/source/ddbus/meson.build
+++ b/source/ddbus/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ ddbus_lib = library(
     include_directories: src_inc,
 )
 
+ddbus_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: src_inc,
+    link_with: ddbus_lib
+)
+
 pkgc = import('pkgconfig')
 
 pkgc.generate(