diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index e9290f7..c218b5f 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -12,8 +12,27 @@
   dynamic_linker = []
 endif
 
-gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: true)
-gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: true)
+gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: false)
+gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: false)
+if not gtest.found() or not gmock.found()
+    gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject('googletest', required: false)
+    if gtest_proj.found()
+        gtest = declare_dependency(
+            dependencies: [
+                dependency('threads'),
+                gtest_proj.dependency('gtest'),
+                gtest_proj.dependency('gtest_main'),
+            ]
+        )
+        gmock = gtest_proj.dependency('gmock')
+    else
+        assert(
+            not get_option('tests').enabled(),
+            'Googletest is required if tests are enabled'
+        )
+    endif
+endif
+
 pldmd = declare_dependency(
           sources: [
             '../pldmd/instance_id.cpp',