diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec90d25..0b91e72 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ duckhandy_dep = declare_dependency(
   ],
   dependencies: [sprout_dep],
 )
+meson.override_dependency(meson.project_name(), duckhandy_dep)
 
 if get_option('build_testing')
   subdir('test')