diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4560cf5765..3f5d541a67 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -244,15 +244,11 @@ if netconf_opt.enabled() and NETCONF_DEP.get_variable(
     error('Dependency not found: NETCONF.')
 endif
 
-# GTEST_DEP = dependency(
-#     'gtest',
-#     required: TESTS_OPT.enabled() or FUZZ_OPT.enabled(),
-# )
-GTEST_DEP = disabler()
-if TESTS_OPT.enabled() or FUZZ_OPT.enabled()
-    gtest_proj = subproject('gtest')
-    GTEST_DEP = gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_dep')
-endif
+GTEST_DEP = dependency(
+    'gtest',
+    fallback: ['gtest', 'gtest_dep'],
+    required: TESTS_OPT.enabled() or FUZZ_OPT.enabled(),
+)
 
 # Crypto
 if crypto_opt == 'botan'
@@ -476,13 +472,16 @@ conf_data.set('HAVE_AFL', have_afl)
 if GTEST_DEP.found()
     # Wrap dependencies cannot be used in compiler checks: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/11575
     # We can safely assume that googletest 1.15.2 has CreateUnifiedDiff though.
-    # result = cpp.run(
-    #     fs.read('compiler-checks/have-create-unified-diff.cc'),
-    #     name: 'HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF',
-    #     dependencies: [GTEST_DEP],
-    # )
-    # conf_data.set('HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF', result.returncode() == 0)
-    conf_data.set('HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF', true)
+    if GTEST_DEP.type_name() == 'internal'
+        conf_data.set('HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF', true)
+    else
+        result = cpp.run(
+            fs.read('compiler-checks/have-create-unified-diff.cc'),
+            name: 'HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF',
+            dependencies: [GTEST_DEP],
+        )
+        conf_data.set('HAVE_CREATE_UNIFIED_DIFF', result.returncode() == 0)
+    endif
 endif
 
 if KRB5_DEP.found()