diff --git a/src/udev/meson.build b/src/udev/meson.build
index af7dea0dce..5b44dd8d7d 100644
--- a/src/udev/meson.build
+++ b/src/udev/meson.build
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ foreach prog : udev_progs
                 install_dir : udevlibexecdir)
 
         udev_prog_paths += {name : exe}
+        public_programs += exe
 endforeach
 
 if install_sysconfdir_samples