diff --git a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
index da2f77a2018454849dbb0c9a08a11f2f69ac6104..4ac9c02563cdba69d8b0cd2bf93bba70c26c7fe4 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
     apt-get dist-upgrade -y && \
     apt-get install -y sudo wget && \
-    apt-get install -y g++ valgrind cppcheck lcov doxygen procmail make git gdb cmake meson ninja-build && \
+    apt-get install -y g++ valgrind cppcheck lcov doxygen procmail make git gdb cmake meson/xenial-backports ninja-build && \
     apt-get install -y libboost-all-dev libxml++2.6-dev && \
     apt-get install -y libldap2-dev libzmq3-dev rpcbind && \
     apt-get install -y libreadline-dev && \