diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 0080825bd0..05934f6841 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ foreach name : keyname_list
   )
 endforeach
 
+keycode_dep = declare_dependency(
+  sources: keycode_gen_sources,
+)
+
 io_helper_sources = [
   'iohelper.c',
 ]
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index b8c6802f0a..42dc609439 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ executable(
     tools_dep,
     readline_dep,
     thread_dep,
+    keycode_dep,
   ],
   link_args: [
     coverage_flags,