diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index db90142332..2b7025e315 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ (define-public qemu
            flex
            gettext-minimal
            `(,glib "bin")               ;gtester, etc.
+           meson
            ninja
            perl
            pkg-config