diff --git a/dbus_sensor_tester/meson.build b/dbus_sensor_tester/meson.build
index 2a17442..6cafb20 100644
--- a/dbus_sensor_tester/meson.build
+++ b/dbus_sensor_tester/meson.build
@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@
 # automatically during the configure step
 dependencies = []
 
-sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus', required: false, include_type: 'system')
-if not sdbusplus.found()
-    sdbusplus_proj = subproject('sdbusplus', required: true)
-    sdbusplus = sdbusplus_proj.get_variable('sdbusplus_dep')
-    sdbusplus = sdbusplus.as_system('system')
-endif
+sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus')
 dependencies += sdbusplus
 
 cli11 = dependency('cli11', required: false, include_type: 'system')
diff --git a/dbus_sensor_tester/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap b/dbus_sensor_tester/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap
index d470130..7b076d0 100644
--- a/dbus_sensor_tester/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap
+++ b/dbus_sensor_tester/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/openbmc/sdbusplus.git
 revision = HEAD
+
+[provide]
+sdbusplus = sdbusplus_dep