diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f89ce8e60..f1da51e32 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ libicu_dep = dependency('icu-i18n')
 libzim_dep = dependency('libzim')
 pugixml_dep = dependency('pugixml')
 
-
+ctpp2_include_path = ''
 has_ctpp2_dep = false
 ctpp2_prefix_install = get_option('ctpp2-install-prefix')
 ctpp2_link_args = []