diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
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+gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: get_option('tests'))
+gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: get_option('tests'))
+
+if not gtest.found() or not gmock.found()
+  gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject('googletest', required: false)
+  if gtest_proj.found()
+    gtest = declare_dependency(
+      dependencies: [
+        gtest_proj.dependency('gtest'),
+        gtest_proj.dependency('gtest_main'),
+      ])
+    gmock = gtest_proj.dependency('gmock')
+  else
+    assert(not get_option('tests').enabled(), 'Googletest is required')
+  endif
+endif
+
+gtests = [
+  'rde_common',
+]
+foreach t : gtests
+  test(t, executable(t.underscorify(), t + '_test.cpp',
+                     build_by_default: false,
+                     implicit_include_directories: false,
+                     dependencies: [libbej, gtest, gmock]))
+endforeach