diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 145a848a86..d8ee3b6e9a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ foreach pkg: pkgs
     subdirs: ['gtk-@0@'.format(gtk_api_version)],
     extra_cflags: gdk_extra_cflags + gsk_extra_cflags + gtk_extra_cflags,
   )
+  meson.override_dependency(pkg, libgtk_dep)
 endforeach
 
 if os_unix