diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/meson.build
index 5a930c71c1..90787f3c9d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/meson.build
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if USE_X11
 endif
 
 gstlibvaapi = static_library('gstlibvaapi-@0@'.format(api_version),
-  gstlibvaapi_sources,
+  gstlibvaapi_sources + gstlibvaapi_headers,
   c_args : gstreamer_vaapi_args + [ '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API', '-DGST_VAAPI_VERSION_ID="@0@"'.format(gst_version)],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
   dependencies : gstlibvaapi_deps,