diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index b437a7d..de1cc6b 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 foreach example : examples
   executable(example, example + '.cpp',
              implicit_include_directories: false,
-             dependencies: gpioplus)
+             dependencies: gpioplus_dep)
 endforeach