diff --git a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 74944c57..60e5b946 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set(FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES
 add_library(falco_engine STATIC ${FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES})
 
 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
-  add_dependencies(falco_engine yamlcpp)
+  add_dependencies(falco_engine yamlcpp njson)
 endif()
 
 if(MINIMAL_BUILD)