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..f39f537035be 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ endforeach
 
 foreach t : internal_tests
     exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
-                     dependencies : libcamera_private,
+                     dependencies : [libcamera_private, libthreads],
                      link_with : test_libraries,
                      include_directories : test_includes_internal)