diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c0535920a..93f20c97a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ if build_xorg
     sdk_required_modules = [
       'pixman-1 >= 0.27.2',
       f'xproto @xproto_req@',
+      'xfont2 >= 2.0',
     ]
 
     # XXX this isn't trying very hard, but hard enough.