diff --git a/tests/migration/meson.build b/tests/migration/meson.build
index ac71f13290..a91aa61c65 100644
--- a/tests/migration/meson.build
+++ b/tests/migration/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sysprof = dependency('sysprof-capture-4', required: false)
+sysprof = dependency('sysprof-capture-4', method: 'pkg-config', required: false)
 glib_static = dependency('glib-2.0', version: glib_req_ver, required: false,
                          method: 'pkg-config', static: true)
 
diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index b071d400b3..df63909ee5 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ qtests = {
 }
 
 if vnc.found()
-  gvnc = dependency('gvnc-1.0', required: false)
+  gvnc = dependency('gvnc-1.0', method: 'pkg-config', required: false)
   if gvnc.found()
     qtests += {'vnc-display-test': [gvnc]}
     qtests_generic += [ 'vnc-display-test' ]