diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e8b81ad87a6e..72919102ad55 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ libcamera_includes = include_directories('include')
 py_modules = []
 
 # Libraries used by multiple components
-liblttng = cc.find_library('lttng-ust', required : get_option('tracing'))
+liblttng = dependency('lttng-ust', required : get_option('tracing'))
 
 # Pipeline handlers
 #
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
index 7030ad1f5927..3b9d74efe935 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ libcamera_base_sources = files([
     'utils.cpp',
 ])
 
-libdw = cc.find_library('libdw', required : false)
-libunwind = cc.find_library('libunwind', required : false)
+libdw = dependency('libdw', required : false)
+libunwind = dependency('libunwind', required : false)
 
 if cc.has_header_symbol('execinfo.h', 'backtrace')
     config_h.set('HAVE_BACKTRACE', 1)