diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6946cc5805c..7fdeeb6b301 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3772,6 +3772,16 @@ if not is_disabler(exe)
   exes += exe
 endif
 
+exe = executable(
+  'sample-mount-overwrite',
+  'libmount/samples/overwrite.c',
+  include_directories : includes,
+  dependencies : [mount_dep],
+  link_with : [lib_common])
+if not is_disabler(exe)
+  exes += exe
+endif
+
 exe = executable(
   'test_boilerplate',
   'Documentation/boilerplate.c',