diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index 4cc050737..152453ae6 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 lib_shared = static_library('shared',
     ['shared.c', 'cat.c'],
+    link_with: lib_wlr,
     dependencies: dep_wlr)
 
 all_libs = [