diff --git a/docs/reference/libtracker-sparql/examples/meson.build b/docs/reference/libtracker-sparql/examples/meson.build
index 1cb1d9f3f..313c72345 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libtracker-sparql/examples/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/libtracker-sparql/examples/meson.build
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 executable(
   'readonly-example',
   'readonly-example.c',
-  dependencies: tracker_sparql_dep,
+  dependencies: [tracker_common_dep, tracker_sparql_dep],
   build_by_default: true
 )
 
 executable(
   'writeonly-example',
   'writeonly-example.c',
-  dependencies: tracker_sparql_dep,
+  dependencies: [tracker_common_dep, tracker_sparql_dep],
   build_by_default: true
 )
 
 executable(
   'writeonly-with-blank-nodes-example',
   'writeonly-with-blank-nodes-example.c',
-  dependencies: tracker_sparql_dep,
+  dependencies: [tracker_common_dep, tracker_sparql_dep],
   build_by_default: true
 )