diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 344bbaf..ddad570 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
   endif
 endif

-libzim_dep = dependency('libzim', version:['>=9.2.0', '<10.0.0'], static:static_linkage)
+libzim_dep = [
+  dependency('libzim', version:['>=9.2.0', '<10.0.0'], static:static_linkage),
+  dependency('icu-i18n', static:static_linkage),
+  dependency('icu-uc', static:static_linkage)
+]

 with_xapian_support = compiler.has_header_symbol(
   'zim/zim.h', 'LIBZIM_WITH_XAPIAN', dependencies: libzim_dep)