diff --git a/hw/xwin/meson.build b/hw/xwin/meson.build
index e9940ccc3..546777c64 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xwin/meson.build
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ srcs_windows += [
     '../../mi/miinitext.h',
 ]
 
-rsrc = windows.compile_resources('XWin.rc', include_directories: include_directories('../../include/'))
+rsrc = windows.compile_resources(
+     'XWin.rc',
+     include_directories: include_directories('../../include/'),
+     depend_files: ['XWin.exe.manifest', 'X.ico'],
+)
 srcs_windows += rsrc
 
 flex = find_program('flex')