diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7383ce8..20a440d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -47,21 +47,14 @@
 root_inc = include_directories('.', 'include')
 
 # Dependencies
-sdbusplus_dep = dependency('sdbusplus')
+nlohmann_json_dep = dependency('nlohmann_json', include_type: 'system')
 phosphor_dbus_interfaces_dep = dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces')
 phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging')
+sdbusplus_dep = dependency('sdbusplus')
 ipmid_dep = dependency('libipmid')
 channellayer_dep = dependency('libchannellayer')
 userlayer_dep = dependency('libuserlayer')
 
-if cpp.has_header_symbol(
-        'nlohmann/json.hpp',
-        'nlohmann::json::string_t',
-        required:false)
-    nlohmann_json_dep = declare_dependency()
-else
-    nlohmann_json_dep = dependency('nlohmann-json')
-endif
 
 tinyxml_dep = dependency('tinyxml2',
     default_options: ['tests=false'],
diff --git a/subprojects/nlohmann-json.wrap b/subprojects/nlohmann-json.wrap
deleted file mode 100644
index a2884b1..0000000
--- a/subprojects/nlohmann-json.wrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[wrap-git]
-url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json
-revision = HEAD
-
-[provide]
-nlohmann-json = nlohmann_json_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap b/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3745380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-git]
+revision = HEAD
+url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
+
+[provide]
+nlohmann_json = nlohmann_json_dep