diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ed9c48e..6b20bf0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -35,16 +35,7 @@ SERVICES_DIR = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'dbus-1', 'services')
 SEARCH_PROVIDER_DIR = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'gnome-shell', 'search-providers')
 LIBEXEC_DIR = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libexecdir'))
 
-subproject('libgd',
-  default_options: [
-    'with-introspection=true',
-    'with-notification=true',
-    'static=false',
-    'pkgdatadir=' + DATA_DIR,
-    'pkglibdir=' + LIB_DIR
-  ]
-)
-
+libgd_dep = dependency('gdlib', required : true)
 
 
 # Configuration params