diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03bc4841..8c734a3d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ endif
 glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: glib_req_version)
 gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: glib_req_version)
 gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0', version: glib_req_version)
+pangoft2_dep = dependency('pangoft2', required: false)
 
 if get_option('enable_gtk')
   gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: gtk_req_version)
diff --git a/src/sysprof/meson.build b/src/sysprof/meson.build
index 6a291608..7fb58f11 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/meson.build
+++ b/src/sysprof/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ sysprof_deps = [
   libsysprof_capture_dep,
   libsysprof_dep,
   libsysprof_ui_dep,
+  pangoft2_dep,
 ]
 
 sysprof = executable('sysprof', sysprof_resources + sysprof_sources,
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 2d8d8edb..f2825f60 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ if get_option('enable_gtk')
   test_ui_deps = [
     libsysprof_dep,
     libsysprof_ui_dep,
+    gtk_dep,
+    dazzle_dep,
+    pangoft2_dep,
   ]
 
   test_model_filter = executable('test-model-filter', 'test-model-filter.c',