diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
index 3a64f96..9964fd6 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_lib.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Kiwixlib(Dependency):
         git_dir = "kiwix-lib"
 
     class Builder(MesonBuilder):
-        dependencies = ["pugixml", "libzim", "zlib", "lzma", "libcurl", "libmicrohttpd", "icu4c", "mustache"]
+        dependencies = ["pugixml", "libzim", "zlib", "lzma", "libcurl", "libmicrohttpd", "icu4c", "mustache", "xapian-core"]
         strip_option = ''
 
         @property