diff --git a/src/test/meson.build b/src/test/meson.build
index 0488baba82..45f1fd6e3f 100644
--- a/src/test/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/meson.build
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ tests += [
 
         [['src/test/test-fstab-util.c']],
 
-        [['src/test/test-random-util.c']],
+        [['src/test/test-random-util.c'],
+         [],
+         [libm]],
 
         [['src/test/test-format-table.c']],