diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
index 3b9d74efe935..7a75914ab2a8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/meson.build
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ if libunwind.found()
 endif
 
 libcamera_base_deps = [
-    dependency('threads'),
     libatomic,
     libdw,
+    libthreads,
     libunwind,
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
index 63b47b177fd2..7fcbb2ddc9e7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ includes = [
 ]
 
 libatomic = cc.find_library('atomic', required : false)
+libthreads = dependency('threads')
 
 subdir('base')
 subdir('ipa')
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 6cc778415dc8..9bf7bf34e796 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ internal_tests = [
     ['pixel-format',                    'pixel-format.cpp'],
     ['shared-fd',                       'shared-fd.cpp'],
     ['signal-threads',                  'signal-threads.cpp'],
-    ['threads',                         'threads.cpp'],
+    ['threads',                         'threads.cpp', [libthreads]],
     ['timer',                           'timer.cpp'],
     ['timer-thread',                    'timer-thread.cpp'],
     ['unique-fd',                       'unique-fd.cpp'],
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ internal_non_parallel_tests = [
 ]
 
 foreach t : public_tests
+    deps = [libcamera_public]
+    if t.length() > 2
+        deps += t[2]
+    endif
+
     exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
-                     dependencies : libcamera_public,
+                     dependencies : deps,
                      link_with : test_libraries,
                      include_directories : test_includes_public)
 
@@ -74,8 +79,13 @@ foreach t : public_tests
 endforeach
 
 foreach t : internal_tests
+    deps = [libcamera_private]
+    if t.length() > 2
+        deps += t[2]
+    endif
+
     exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
-                     dependencies : libcamera_private,
+                     dependencies : deps,
                      link_with : test_libraries,
                      include_directories : test_includes_internal)
 
@@ -83,8 +93,13 @@ foreach t : internal_tests
 endforeach
 
 foreach t : internal_non_parallel_tests
+    deps = [libcamera_private]
+    if t.length() > 2
+        deps += t[2]
+    endif
+
     exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
-                     dependencies : libcamera_private,
+                     dependencies : deps,
                      link_with : test_libraries,
                      include_directories : test_includes_internal)