diff --git a/gvsbuild/patches/icu/source/stubdata/meson.build b/gvsbuild/patches/icu/source/stubdata/meson.build
index fea07ce1a..82bd6cb9b 100644
--- a/gvsbuild/patches/icu/source/stubdata/meson.build
+++ b/gvsbuild/patches/icu/source/stubdata/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stubdata_lib = library(
   cpp_args: '-DSTUBDATA_BUILD',
   include_directories: incdir,
   version: U_ICU_VERSION,
+  install: true,
 )
 
 if meson.can_run_host_binaries()