diff --git a/src/xrt/drivers/meson.build b/src/xrt/drivers/meson.build
index 5c47ea854..e50807f40 100644
--- a/src/xrt/drivers/meson.build
+++ b/src/xrt/drivers/meson.build
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ lib_drv_vf = static_library(
 	build_by_default: 'vf' in drivers,
 )
 
+drv_vf = declare_dependency(
+	include_directories: drv_include,
+	link_with: lib_drv_vf,
+)
+
 lib_drv_v4l2 = static_library(
 	'drv_v4l2',
 	files(