diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e59cf77..f740e9d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ liftoff_proj = subproject('libliftoff', required: false, default_options:
 if liftoff_proj.found()
   liftoff_dep = liftoff_proj.get_variable('liftoff')
 else
-  liftoff_dep = dependency('liftoff')
+  liftoff_dep = dependency('libliftoff')
 endif
 
 executable(