diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index bc436fb79..d9893c1af 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
   gio_tests += {
     'resources' : {
       'extra_sources' : resources_extra_sources,
-      'depends' : resource_plugin,
+      'depends' : [resource_plugin, test_generated_txt],
     },
   }
 endif