diff --git a/pressure-vessel/meson.build b/pressure-vessel/meson.build
index 166a10efa9573b4acd60c2a8290ade8d92626e24..e98d31880fd1f8f903165fdb8eafde5c870ccb38 100644
--- a/pressure-vessel/meson.build
+++ b/pressure-vessel/meson.build
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pressure_vessel_utils = static_library(
     gio_unix,
     libelf,
     libglnx_dep,
+    libsteamrt_static_dep,
   ],
   include_directories : pv_include_dirs,
   install: false,
@@ -204,7 +205,6 @@ executable(
   c_args : pv_c_args,
   dependencies : [
     pressure_vessel_utils_dep,
-    libsteamrt_static_dep,
     gio_unix,
     xau,
     libglnx_dep,