diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 41e106d0a..3e98b4fb1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ wlroots = declare_dependency(
 	variables: wlr_vars,
 )
 
-meson.override_dependency('wlroots', wlroots)
+meson.override_dependency(versioned_name, wlroots)
 
 summary(features + internal_features, bool_yn: true)