diff --git a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/meson.build b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/meson.build
index 2a46c670e..8db06a485 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winclipboard/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xwin/winclipboard/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ srcs_xwinclip = [
 executable(
     'xwinclip',
     srcs_xwinclip,
+    dependencies: dependency('xcb'),
     link_with: xwin_clipboard,
     link_args: ['-lgdi32', '-lpthread'],
     install: true,