diff --git a/tests/migration/meson.build b/tests/migration/meson.build
index dd562355a1..ac71f13290 100644
--- a/tests/migration/meson.build
+++ b/tests/migration/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 sysprof = dependency('sysprof-capture-4', required: false)
+glib_static = dependency('glib-2.0', version: glib_req_ver, required: false,
+                         method: 'pkg-config', static: true)
 
 stress = executable(
   'stress',
   files('stress.c'),
-  dependencies: [glib, sysprof],
+  dependencies: [glib_static, sysprof],
   link_args: ['-static'],
   build_by_default: false,
 )