diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9050f00..6c80077 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ dep_x11 = dependency('x11')
 dep_wayland = dependency('wayland-client')
 vulkan_dep = dependency('vulkan')
 
-glm_proj = subproject('glm')
-glm_dep = glm_proj.get_variable('glm_dep')
-stb_proj = subproject('stb')
-stb_dep = stb_proj.get_variable('stb_dep')
+glm_dep = dependency('glm')
+stb_dep = dependency('stb')
 
 if get_option('enable_openvr_support')
   openvr_dep = dependency('openvr', version: '>= 2.7', required : false)