diff --git a/src/qcam/meson.build b/src/qcam/meson.build
index acde7682..fad4cc95 100644
--- a/src/qcam/meson.build
+++ b/src/qcam/meson.build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ qcam_resources = files([
 ])
 
 qcam_deps = [
+    libatomic,
     libcamera_dep,
     qt5_dep,
 ]