diff --git a/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build b/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
index 9785537670..1ea4984f64 100644
--- a/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
+++ b/ext/smoothstreaming/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if xml28_dep.found()
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
     include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
     dependencies : [gst_dep, gstadaptivedemux_dep, gstcodecparsers_dep,
-		    gsturidownloader_dep, xml28_dep],
+		    gsturidownloader_dep, xml28_dep, gio_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )