diff --git a/libfdt/meson.build b/libfdt/meson.build
index bf8343f..c2f4bd6 100644
--- a/libfdt/meson.build
+++ b/libfdt/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 link_args += version_script
-libfdt = both_libraries(
+libfdt = library(
   'fdt', sources,
   version: meson.project_version(),
   link_args: link_args,
@@ -34,17 +34,11 @@ libfdt = both_libraries(
   install: true,
 )
 
-if static_build
-  link_with = libfdt.get_static_lib()
-else
-  link_with = libfdt.get_shared_lib()
-endif
-
 libfdt_inc = include_directories('.')
 
 libfdt_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: libfdt_inc,
-  link_with: link_with,
+  link_with: libfdt,
 )
 
 install_headers(