diff --git a/meta.sh b/meta.sh
index 8dc71c6..c856f8b 100644
--- a/meta.sh
+++ b/meta.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function main {
   # Init Opam and install stuff
   echo | opam init
   fish -c "yes | opam init"
+  opam option depext-run-installs=true # allow opan to install external dependencies via pacman
   opam install -y \
     utop ocaml-lsp-server ocamlformat core menhir pprint sexplib \
     ppx_sexp_conv cohttp-lwt-unix dotenv twostep lwt_ssl alcotest ppx_deriving