diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 8fa22a7..3b8f167 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 foreach t : tests
   test(t, executable(t.underscorify(), t + '.cpp',
-                     include_directories: includes,
                      implicit_include_directories: false,
-                     link_with: sdeventplus,
-                     dependencies: [gtest, gmock]))
+                     dependencies: [sdeventplus, gtest, gmock]))
 endforeach