--- a/src/fe-gtk/meson.build
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/meson.build
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 executable('hexchat',
   sources:  resources + hexchat_gtk_sources,
-  dependencies: hexchat_gtk_deps,
+  dependencies: [hexchat_gtk_deps,declare_dependency(sources: textevents)],
   c_args: hexchat_gtk_cflags,
   link_args: hexchat_gtk_ldflags,
   install: true,