diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index f5584f26..3175a90f 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ foreach t : rcxml_tests
   exe = executable(
     testname,
     sources: [t, 'tap.c'],
-    dependencies: [wlroots],
+    dependencies: [wlroots, cairo, pangocairo],
     include_directories: [labwc_inc],
     link_with: [rcxml_lib],
   )
diff --git a/tests/t1000-rcxml-simple-parse.c b/tests/t1000-rcxml-simple-parse.c
index e4eef60a..f6fdfd8f 100644
--- a/tests/t1000-rcxml-simple-parse.c
+++ b/tests/t1000-rcxml-simple-parse.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
+#include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
 #include "config/rcxml.h"
 #include "tap.h"
@@ -34,5 +36,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ok1(rc.client_side_decorations);
 
 	rcxml_finish();
+	pango_cairo_font_map_set_default(NULL);
 	return exit_status();
 }
diff --git a/tests/t1001-rcxml-nodenames-simple.c b/tests/t1001-rcxml-nodenames-simple.c
index d371ddee..c9aee4cc 100644
--- a/tests/t1001-rcxml-nodenames-simple.c
+++ b/tests/t1001-rcxml-nodenames-simple.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
+#include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
 #include "config/rcxml.h"
 #include "tap.h"
@@ -43,5 +45,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ok1(!strcmp(expect, actual.buf));
 	free(actual.buf);
 	free(source.buf);
+	pango_cairo_font_map_set_default(NULL);
 	return exit_status();
 }