diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index 5526a18c8a..7505801c5f 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ executable('lottie2gif',
 executable('vectorTest',
            'vectortest.cpp',
            include_directories : inc,
-           dependencies : [rlottie_dep])
+           dependencies : [rlottie_lib_dep])
 
 demo_dep = dependency('elementary', required : false)
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index c177764bdc..87f927bac8 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -10,17 +10,22 @@ subdir('vector')
 subdir('lottie')
 subdir('binding')
 
-rlottie_dep  = [ vector_dep, lottie_dep, binding_dep, dependency('threads')]
+rlottie_lib_dep  = [ vector_dep, lottie_dep, binding_dep, dependency('threads')]
 
 rlottie_lib = shared_library('rlottie',
                              include_directories : inc,
                              version             : meson.project_version(),
-                             dependencies        : rlottie_dep,
+                             dependencies        : rlottie_lib_dep,
                              install             : true,
                              cpp_args            : compiler_flags,
                              gnu_symbol_visibility : 'hidden',
                             )
 
+# Make rlottie library usable as a Meson subproject.
+rlottie_dep = declare_dependency(
+                                 include_directories: inc,
+                                 link_with : rlottie_lib)
+
 pkg_mod = import('pkgconfig')
 
 pkg_mod.generate( libraries   : rlottie_lib,
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 69fff15d74..2b982dc5f5 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vector_testsuite = executable('vectorTestSuite',
                               vector_test_sources,
                               include_directories : inc,
                               override_options : override_default,
-                              dependencies : [gtest_dep, rlottie_dep],
+                              dependencies : [gtest_dep, rlottie_lib_dep],
                               )
 
 test('Vector Testsuite', vector_testsuite)