diff --git a/examples/app.c b/examples/app.c
index c2544cb1..abb45aa6 100644
--- a/examples/app.c
+++ b/examples/app.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # include <sched.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sysprof-capture.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index 124ac241..71a036a4 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 app = executable('example-app', 'app.c',
-  dependencies: [libsysprof_capture_dep],
+  dependencies: [dependency('glib-2.0'), libsysprof_capture_dep],
 )