diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 13d9d51..7ee3e2f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 gpiodcxx = dependency('libgpiodcxx')
 i2c = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('i2c')
 sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus')
-mctp = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('mctp', required : false)
 systemd = dependency('systemd')
 systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable(
     'systemdsystemunitdir',
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index dc11177..12c79b5 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 endif
 
 if get_option('nvme').enabled()
+    mctp = meson.get_compiler('cpp').find_library('libmctp')
     executable(
         'nvmesensor',
         'NVMeSensorMain.cpp',