diff --git a/gst/meson.build b/gst/meson.build
index 572c6ab..325a3d5 100644
--- a/gst/meson.build
+++ b/gst/meson.build
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ libgstnice = library('gstnice',
   c_args : gst_nice_args,
   include_directories: nice_incs,
   dependencies: [nice_deps, gst_dep],
-  link_with: libnice,
   install_dir: gst_plugins_install_dir,
   install: true)
 plugins = [libgstnice]
 
 # Generate pc files for static plugins if we build static plugins
 if get_option('default_library') != 'shared'
+  pkg = import('pkgconfig')
   pkg.generate(libgstnice, install_dir: join_paths(gst_plugins_install_dir, 'pkgconfig'))
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60ca250..05fc8c7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ version_conf.set('NICE_VERSION_MINOR', version_minor)
 version_conf.set('NICE_VERSION_MICRO', version_micro)
 version_conf.set('NICE_VERSION_NANO', version_nano)
 nice_version_h = configure_file(output: 'nice-version.h',
+  install: false,
   install_dir: get_option('includedir') / 'nice',
   configuration: version_conf)
 
@@ -298,11 +299,7 @@ endif
 
 gir = find_program('g-ir-scanner', required : get_option('introspection'))
 
-subdir('agent')
-subdir('stun')
-subdir('socket')
-subdir('random')
-subdir('nice')
+nice_deps += [dependency('nice', version: '= @0@'.format(meson.project_version()), required: true)]
 
 if gst_dep.found()
   subdir('gst')