diff --git a/libs/plugins/a-comp.lv2/wscript b/libs/plugins/a-comp.lv2/wscript
index 4c8cdc1434..fdb929ed9e 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/a-comp.lv2/wscript
+++ b/libs/plugins/a-comp.lv2/wscript
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def configure(conf):
     if Options.options.lv2:
         autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'lv2', atleast_version='1.0.0',
                 uselib_store='LV2_1_0_0')
+        autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'cairo', uselib_store='CAIRO', atleast_version='1.12.0') 
 
 def build(bld):
     bundle = 'a-comp.lv2'