diff --git a/gui/meson.build b/gui/meson.build
index 727fa0d..7899701 100644
--- a/gui/meson.build
+++ b/gui/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 qxorm_dep = dependency('QxOrm', required : true, fallback:['QxOrm','qxorm_dep'])
 catalogueapi_dep = dependency('CatalogueAPI', required : true, fallback:['CatalogueAPI','CatalogueAPI_dep'])
 
@@ -52,9 +51,18 @@ gui_ui_files = [
 
 gui_qresources = ['resources/sqpguiresources.qrc']
 
+rcc_gen = generator(rcc,
+                output  : 'qrc_@BASENAME@.cpp',
+                arguments : [
+                 '--output',
+                 '@OUTPUT@',
+                 '@INPUT@',
+                 '@EXTRA_ARGS@'])
+
+rcc_files = rcc_gen.process(gui_qresources, extra_args : ['-name', 'sqpguiresources'])
+
 gui_moc_files = qt5.preprocess(moc_headers : gui_moc_headers,
-                               ui_files : gui_ui_files,
-                               qresources : gui_qresources)
+                               ui_files : gui_ui_files)
 
 gui_sources = [
   'src/SqpApplication.cpp',
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ gui_inc = include_directories(['include'])
 sciqlop_gui_lib = library('sciqlopgui',
                        gui_sources,
                        gui_moc_files,
+                       rcc_files,
                        include_directories : [gui_inc],
                        dependencies : [ qt5printsupport, qt5gui, qt5widgets, qt5svg, sciqlop_core, catalogueapi_dep],
                        install : true
@@ -125,3 +134,4 @@ sciqlop_gui = declare_dependency(link_with : sciqlop_gui_lib,
                                 include_directories : gui_inc,
                                 dependencies : [qt5printsupport, qt5gui, qt5widgets, qt5svg, sciqlop_core, catalogueapi_dep])
 
+