diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 08d21bc..1970ec4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ endif
 # Common dependencies
 dl = cc.find_library('dl')
 m = cc.find_library('m')
-threads = dependency('threads')
+threads = [dependency('threads'), cc.find_library('stdthreads', required: false)]
+libepoll = dependency('epoll-shim', required: false)
+libinotify = dependency('libinotify', required: false)
 pixman = dependency('pixman-1')
 yaml = dependency('yaml-0.1')
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ yambar = executable(
   'tag.c', 'tag.h',
   'yml.c', 'yml.h',
   version,
-  dependencies: [bar, pixman, yaml, threads, dl, tllist, fcft] +
+  dependencies: [bar, libepoll, libinotify,  pixman, yaml, threads, dl, tllist, fcft] +
                 decorations + particles + modules,
   c_args: [plugin_mpd_enabled? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_MPD':[]],
   build_rpath: '$ORIGIN/modules:$ORIGIN/decorations:$ORIGIN/particles',