diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 24c1a85..cfabbbf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = top.la
 top_la_SOURCES=\
 		 src/top.c
 
-top_la_CFLAGS= @glib_CFLAGS@ @rofi_CFLAGS@
-top_la_LIBADD= @glib_LIBS@ @rofi_LIBS@
+top_la_CFLAGS= @glib_CFLAGS@ @rofi_CFLAGS@ @cairo_CFLAGS@
+top_la_LIBADD= @glib_LIBS@ @rofi_LIBS@ @cairo_LIBS@
 top_la_LDFLAGS= -module -avoid-version
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4d2df69..f340a7a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ dnl PKG_CONFIG based dependencies
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib],     [glib-2.0 >= 2.40 gio-unix-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libgtop-2.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([rofi],     [rofi])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([cairo],    [cairo cairo-xcb])
 
 [rofi_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR]="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=pluginsdir rofi`"
 AC_SUBST([rofi_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR])