diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c313294..960c3b6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ libseat = declare_dependency(
 	variables: libseat_vars,
 )
 
+meson.override_dependency('libseat', libseat)
+
 if with_server
 	executable(
 		'seatd',