diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a836512..1e85b62 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ project('edgar', 'c',
 # NOTE: meson 53 needed for the 'embed' param of py3.dependency()
 
 
+#### EFL ####
+dep_efl = dependency('efl', version: '>= 1.24')
+
+
 #### Enlightenemnt ####
 dep_e = dependency('enlightenment', version: '>= 0.23.99')
 e_modules_dir = dep_e.get_pkgconfig_variable('modules')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b8e73a7..306e287 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module = shared_module(
    'e_mod_main.c',
    'e_mod_edgar.c',
 
-   dependencies : [dep_e, dep_py3, dep_dl],
+   dependencies : [dep_efl, dep_e, dep_py3, dep_dl],
    install_dir: lib_install_dir,
    include_directories: config_dir,
    install: true,