diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 1d5f949af11..101879e9090 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   deps_other += [wsock32]
 endif
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/libatomic')
 subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
 
 boost = dependency(