diff --git a/src/apps/cam/meson.build b/src/apps/cam/meson.build
index 4b6099ddab63..297de64fbdd9 100644
--- a/src/apps/cam/meson.build
+++ b/src/apps/cam/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ cam_cpp_args = []
 libdrm = dependency('libdrm', required : false)
 libjpeg = dependency('libjpeg', required : false)
 libsdl2 = dependency('SDL2', required : false)
-libtiff = dependency('libtiff-4', required : false)
 
 if libdrm.found()
     cam_cpp_args += [ '-DHAVE_KMS' ]
diff --git a/src/apps/meson.build b/src/apps/meson.build
index 159deb0b7fc2..95f1f5190c7a 100644
--- a/src/apps/meson.build
+++ b/src/apps/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if not libevent.found()
     libevent = dependency('libevent_pthreads', required : opt_lc_compliance)
 endif
 
+libtiff = dependency('libtiff-4', required : false)
+
 subdir('lc-compliance')
 
 subdir('cam')
diff --git a/src/apps/qcam/meson.build b/src/apps/qcam/meson.build
index d5916d0df532..e298101e2c43 100644
--- a/src/apps/qcam/meson.build
+++ b/src/apps/qcam/meson.build
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ qcam_resources = files([
 
 qt5_cpp_args = ['-DQT_NO_KEYWORDS']
 
-tiff_dep = dependency('libtiff-4', required : false)
-if tiff_dep.found()
+if libtiff.found()
     qt5_cpp_args += ['-DHAVE_TIFF']
     qcam_sources += files([
         '../cam/dng_writer.cpp',
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ qcam  = executable('qcam', qcam_sources, resources,
                    dependencies : [
                        libatomic,
                        libcamera_public,
+                       libtiff,
                        qt5_dep,
-                       tiff_dep,
                    ],
                    cpp_args : qt5_cpp_args)