diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cb1396ad590e8ebac55bbc9fe80851f228ca5744..3ef46d156e1fcecd9948e49c3e32f8c6fd8a6e1a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -158,5 +158,9 @@ else
   endif
   libslirp_dep = declare_dependency(
     include_directories: include_directories('.', 'src'),
-    link_with: lib)
+    link_with: lib
+  )
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.54.0')
+    meson.override_dependency('slirp', libslirp_dep)
+  endif
 endif