diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index a8a1d2b..5190cdd 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ if get_option('scanner')
 endif
 
 if meson.is_cross_build() or not get_option('scanner')
-	scanner_dep = dependency('wayland-scanner', native: true, version: meson.project_version())
-	wayland_scanner_for_build = find_program(scanner_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'wayland_scanner'))
+	wayland_scanner_for_build = find_program('wayland_scanner')
 else
 	wayland_scanner_for_build = wayland_scanner
 endif