diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
index ce1f0f2f3..63b47b177 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -189,4 +189,6 @@ pkg_mod.generate(libcamera,
                  description : 'Complex Camera Support Library',
                  subdirs : 'libcamera')
 
+meson.override_dependency('libcamera', libcamera_public)
+
 subdir('proxy/worker')