diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/jsoncdac/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/jsoncdac/meson.build
index f7af58f..b47b676 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/jsoncdac/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/jsoncdac/meson.build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused-parameter', language: 'c')
 add_project_arguments('-Wformat=0', language: 'c')
 
-jsonc = dependency('json-c')
+jsonc = dependency('json-c', static: true)
 deps += jsonc
 
 jsoncdac_sources = files(
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@
     deps += m_dep
 endif
 
-jsoncdac = library('jsoncdac', jsoncdac_sources, dependencies: deps)
+jsoncdac = library(
+    'jsoncdac',
+    jsoncdac_sources,
+    dependencies: deps,
+    include_directories: include_directories('..'),
+)
 
 jsoncdac_dep = declare_dependency(
     link_with: jsoncdac,
     dependencies: deps,
-    include_directories: include_directories('include'),
+    include_directories: include_directories('include', '..'),
 )