diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 374cc75f..1f548f98 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@ glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0')
 gobject_dep = dependency('gobject-2.0')
 gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0')
 granite_dep = dependency('granite-7')
-gtk_dep = dependency('gtk4')
-gtk_x11_dep = dependency('gtk4-x11')
-wayland_dep = dependency('gtk4-wayland')
+
+gtk_deps = [
+    dependency('gtk4')
+]
+
+if meson.get_compiler('vala').version().version_compare('>=0.56.1')
+    gtk_deps += [
+        dependency('gtk4-x11'),
+        dependency('gtk4-wayland')
+    ]
+endif
+
 x11_dep = dependency('x11')
 
 add_project_arguments(
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1155dfd6..e2b14b34 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ executable(
         gobject_dep,
         gio_dep,
         granite_dep,
-        gtk_dep,
-        gtk_x11_dep,
-        wayland_dep,
+        gtk_deps,
         x11_dep
     ],
     install: true,