diff --git a/.github/workflows/c.yml b/.github/workflows/c.yml
index d08dcb6..c8ce991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: prepare deps
+      run: sudo apt install -y meson ninja-build pkg-config libpng-dev libfreetype-dev libgl-dev libegl-dev libglew-dev libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-dev wayland-protocols libgles2-mesa-dev
     - name: configure
       run: meson setup build --buildtype=debug -Db_sanitize=address -Db_lundef=false
     - name: make