diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index d1aa6ef1d..261edbd86 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ libmutter_cogl = shared_library(libmutter_cogl_name,
   install: true,
 )
 libmutter_cogl_dep = declare_dependency(
+  sources: [cogl_enums[1]],
   dependencies: [cogl_deps],
   link_with: libmutter_cogl,
 )