--- a/src/tests/unit/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/unit/meson.build
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 #  unit tests
 #
 
-googletest = subproject('gtest')
-gtest_deps = googletest.get_variable('gtest_main_dep')
-gtest_inc = googletest.get_variable('gtest_incdir')
+gtest_deps = dependency('gtest_main')
 
 unit_tests = executable(
            'unit-tests',
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@
                 '../../netcfg/dns/resolver-settings.cpp',
                 '../../netcfg/dns/settings-manager.cpp',
            ],
-           include_directories: [include_dirs, gtest_inc, '../../..'],
+           include_directories: [include_dirs, '../../..'],
            link_with: [
                  common_code,
                  netcfgmgr_lib,