diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index 7596be6..c6ed326 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ examples = [ 'verify_live', 'enroll', 'verify', 'img_capture' ]
 foreach example: examples
     executable(example,
                [example + '.c', 'storage.c'],
-               dependencies: [libfprint_dep, glib_dep],
+               dependencies: [libfprint_dep],
                include_directories: [
                  root_inc,
                ],
diff --git a/libfprint/meson.build b/libfprint/meson.build
index ce19e95..e46f2f9 100644
--- a/libfprint/meson.build
+++ b/libfprint/meson.build
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ libfprint = library('fprint',
                     install: true)
 
 libfprint_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: libfprint,
-                                   include_directories: root_inc)
+                                   include_directories: root_inc,
+                                   dependencies: glib_dep)
 
 install_headers(['fprint.h'], subdir: 'libfprint')