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
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index e8196cc..4463db0 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   dependencies: sdeventplus_deps,
   install: true)
 
-sdeventplus = declare_dependency(
+sdeventplus_dep = declare_dependency(
   dependencies: sdeventplus_deps,
   include_directories: sdeventplus_headers,
   link_with: sdeventplus_lib)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   name: 'sdeventplus',
   description: 'C++ systemd event wrapper',
   version: meson.project_version(),
-  libraries: sdeventplus,
+  libraries: sdeventplus_dep,
   requires: sdeventplus_reqs)
 
 install_headers(
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 6848112..97e219b 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 foreach t : tests
   test(t, executable(t.underscorify(), t + '.cpp',
                      implicit_include_directories: false,
-                     dependencies: [sdeventplus, gtest, gmock]))
+                     dependencies: [sdeventplus_dep, gtest, gmock]))
 endforeach