diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e193166a9b..dc83804f85 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1176,6 +1176,9 @@ endif
 libxml_version = '2.9.1'
 libxml_dep = dependency('libxml-2.0', version: '>=' + libxml_version)
 
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
+
 use_macvtap = false
 if not get_option('macvtap').disabled()
   if (cc.has_header_symbol('linux/if_link.h', 'MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE') and
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index a7017f459f..f7092cc3f1 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ virt_util_lib = static_library(
     devmapper_dep,
     gnutls_dep,
     libnl_dep,
+    m_dep,
     numactl_dep,
     secdriver_dep,
     src_dep,