diff --git a/inc/meson.build b/inc/meson.build
index e9d002dd..701f3859 100644
--- a/inc/meson.build
+++ b/inc/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 header_files = ['thorvg.h']
 
+thorvg_inc = include_directories('.')
+
 install_headers(header_files)
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f1ec7f2f..b13b0015 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ thorvg_lib = library(
     override_options       : override_options
 )
 
+thorvg_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: thorvg_inc,
+  link_with: thorvg_lib,
+)
+meson.override_dependency('thorvg', thorvg_dep)
+
 pkg_mod = import('pkgconfig')
 
 pkg_mod.generate(