diff --git a/protocol/meson.build b/protocol/meson.build
index 01cb771b..17fe3264 100644
--- a/protocol/meson.build
+++ b/protocol/meson.build
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ client_protos_headers += gdbus_header.process('./dbus-status-notifier-watcher.xm
 client_protos_src += gdbus_code.process('./dbus-status-notifier-item.xml')
 client_protos_headers += gdbus_header.process('./dbus-status-notifier-item.xml')
 
+client_protos_src += gdbus_code.process('./dbus-menu.xml')
+client_protos_headers += gdbus_header.process('./dbus-menu.xml')
+
 lib_client_protos = static_library(
 	'client_protos',
 	client_protos_src + client_protos_headers,
-	dependencies: [wayland_client, gtkmm]
+	dependencies: [wayland_client, gtkmm],
+	include_directories: include_directories('..'),
 ) # for the include directory
 
 client_protos = declare_dependency(