diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 57e7da821..5027d542c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ if cc.has_header('fnmatch.h') == false
   error('fnmatch.h not found')
 endif
 
-if cc.has_function('fnmatch') == false
-  dep_fnmatch = dependency('fnmatch', required: true)
-endif
+dep_fnmatch = cc.find_library('fnmatch', required: false)
 
 add_global_arguments('-DPACKAGE_BIN_DIR="@0@"'.format(dir_bin), language: 'c')
 add_global_arguments('-DPACKAGE_LIB_DIR="@0@"'.format(dir_lib), language: 'c')
diff --git a/src/bin/meson.build b/src/bin/meson.build
index a3c451360..d1ad05294 100644
--- a/src/bin/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ deps_e = [
   dep_m,
   dep_dl,
   dep_execinfo,
+  dep_fnmatch,
   dep_eina,
   dep_eet,
   dep_eeze,