diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2b6fe846..0a65754e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ if get_option('gtk-examples')
     subdir('demo')
 endif
 
+subdir('data')
 subdir('tests')
 
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')