diff --git a/src/lc-compliance/meson.build b/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
index 130ddbb55916..8b57474be2b2 100644
--- a/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
+++ b/src/lc-compliance/meson.build
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
 libevent = dependency('libevent_pthreads', required : get_option('lc-compliance'))
+libgtest = dependency('gtest', required : get_option('lc-compliance'),
+                      fallback : ['gtest', 'gtest_dep'])
 
-if not libevent.found()
+if not (libevent.found() and libgtest.found())
     lc_compliance_enabled = false
     subdir_done()
 endif
 
-if get_option('android_platform') == 'cros'
-    libgtest = dependency('gtest', required : get_option('lc-compliance'))
-
-    if not libgtest.found()
-        lc_compliance_enabled = false
-        subdir_done()
-    endif
-
-else
-    libgtest_sp = subproject('gtest')
-    libgtest = libgtest_sp.get_variable('gtest_dep')
-endif
-
 lc_compliance_enabled = true
 
 lc_compliance_sources = files([