diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index 5fa8eb419..3717d6990 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ packages:
   - cairo
   - wayland
   - gdk-pixbuf2
+  - meson
 sources:
   - https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sway
   - https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/wlroots
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be7ac3e0a..bc1ee45b8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ arch:
     - gdk-pixbuf2
     - wlc-git
     - libcap
+    - meson
   script:
     - git clone https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots
     - cd wlroots