diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a5682926..7c31f792 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@ tree_sitter_ini_dep = tree_sitter_ini_proj.get_variable('tree_sitter_ini_dep')
 sha256_proj = subproject('sha256', default_options: ['default_library=static'])
 sha256_dep = sha256_proj.get_variable('sha256_dep')
 
-ada_proj = subproject('ada', default_options: ['default_library=static'])
-ada_dep = ada_proj.get_variable('ada_dep')
-
 muon_proj = subproject('muon')
 muon_dep = muon_proj.get_variable('muon_dep')
 
+ada_dep = dependency('ada', method: 'cmake', modules: ['ada::ada'])
 nlohmann_json_dep = dependency('nlohmann_json')
 curl_dep = dependency('libcurl')
 archive_dep = dependency('libarchive')