diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
index 8dd2cc2e8fe..909e16b9ed8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/meson.build
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ir3_compiler = executable(
   dependencies : [
     dep_libdrm,
     dep_libdrm_freedreno,
-    dependency('threads'),
+    dep_thread,
     dep_lmsensors,
   ],
   link_with : [