diff --git a/fuzz/meson.build b/fuzz/meson.build
index e57484d05f..dd32bfc1af 100644
--- a/fuzz/meson.build
+++ b/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fuzz_lib = static_library(
     'fuzz_lib',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_config_kea_dhcp4.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp4_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_config_kea_dhcp6.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp6_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_http_endpoint_kea_dhcp4.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp4_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_http_endpoint_kea_dhcp6.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp6_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_packets_kea_dhcp4.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp4_lib, kea_dhcpsrv_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_packets_kea_dhcp6.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp6_lib, kea_dhcpsrv_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_unix_socket_kea_dhcp4.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp4_lib, kea_testutils_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ executable(
     'fuzz_unix_socket_kea_dhcp6.cc',
     fuzz_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_flags,
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: includes,
     link_with: [dhcp6_lib, kea_testutils_lib, fuzz_lib] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
diff --git a/src/lib/database/testutils/meson.build b/src/lib/database/testutils/meson.build
index 5b5e8f8ac6..8390b6ca7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/database/testutils/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/database/testutils/meson.build
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ kea_database_testutils_lib = static_library(
     'kea-database-testutils',
     'schema.cc',
     cpp_args: [f'-DTEST_CA_DIR="@TEST_CA_DIR@"'],
+    dependencies: [gtest],
     include_directories: [include_directories('.')] + INCLUDES,
 )
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/tests/meson.build b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/tests/meson.build
index 900bea5f6f..9ccd4bf478 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/tests/meson.build
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ kea_dhcpsrv_tests = executable(
         f'-DKEA_LFC_BUILD_DIR="@TOP_BUILD_DIR@/src/bin/lfc"',
         f'-DDEFAULT_HOOKS_PATH="@DEFAULT_HOOKS_PATH@"',
     ],
-    dependencies: [crypto],
+    dependencies: [crypto, gtest],
     include_directories: [include_directories('.')] + INCLUDES,
     link_with: [kea_util_unittests_lib, libs_testutils] + LIBS_BUILT_SO_FAR,
 )
diff --git a/src/lib/yang/pretests/meson.build b/src/lib/yang/pretests/meson.build
index 406b8cf9c7..39feb10044 100644
--- a/src/lib/yang/pretests/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/yang/pretests/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ endif
 sysrepo_setup_tests = executable(
     'kea-sysrepo-setup-tests',
     'sysrepo_setup_tests.cc',
-    dependencies: NETCONF_DEPS_ARRAY,
+    dependencies: NETCONF_DEPS_ARRAY + [gtest],
     include_directories: [include_directories('.')] + INCLUDES,
     override_options: ['cpp_std=c++20'],
 )