diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index 1cd26b0..b437a7d 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 foreach example : examples
   executable(example, example + '.cpp',
-             include_directories: includes,
              implicit_include_directories: false,
-             link_with: gpioplus)
+             dependencies: gpioplus)
 endforeach