diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8c3509f2..bddfa89a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ cairo           = dependency('cairo')
 pangocairo      = dependency('pangocairo')
 input           = dependency('libinput', version: '>=1.14')
 pixman          = dependency('pixman-1')
+math            = cc.find_library('m')
 
 if get_option('xwayland').enabled() and not wlroots_has_xwayland
 	error('no wlroots Xwayland support')
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ subdir('protocols')
 
 labwc_deps      = [
   server_protos, wayland_server, wlroots, xkbcommon, xml2, glib,
-  cairo, pangocairo, input, pixman
+  cairo, pangocairo, input, pixman, math,
 ]
 
 subdir('include')