diff --git a/src/cam/meson.build b/src/cam/meson.build
index 478346c59590..2419d648bc17 100644
--- a/src/cam/meson.build
+++ b/src/cam/meson.build
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ cam_sources = files([
 ])
 
 cam  = executable('cam', cam_sources,
-                  dependencies : libcamera_dep,
+                  dependencies : [ libatomic, libcamera_dep ],
                   install : true)