diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index fdab8f0..5fc4c40 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 foreach example : examples
   executable(example, example + '.cpp',
              implicit_include_directories: false,
-             dependencies: sdeventplus)
+             dependencies: sdeventplus_dep)
 endforeach