diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dd09b28..e8ba5e6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ duktape_req_version = '>= 2.2.0'
 js_engine = get_option('js_engine')
 if js_engine == 'duktape'
   js_dep = dependency('duktape', version: duktape_req_version)
-  libm_dep = cc.find_library('m')
+  libm_dep = declare_dependency( link_args : [ '-Wl,--no-as-needed' , '-lm', '-Wl,--as-needed' ] )
   thread_dep = dependency('threads')
   func = 'pthread_condattr_setclock'
   config_h.set('HAVE_' + func.to_upper(), cc.has_function(func, prefix : '#include <pthread.h>'))
diff --git a/src/polkit/meson.build b/src/polkit/meson.build
index 63dc1e8..22b2988 100644
--- a/src/polkit/meson.build
+++ b/src/polkit/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ install_headers(
 common_deps = [
   gio_dep,
   glib_dep,
+  libm_dep,
 ]
 
 enum_sources = gnome.mkenums_simple(
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ pkg.generate(
   description: 'PolicyKit Authorization API',
   filebase: name,
   subdirs: pk_api_name,
-  requires: common_deps,
+  libraries: common_deps,
   variables: [
     'exec_prefix=${prefix}',
     'datadir=' + ('${prefix}' / pk_datadir),
diff --git a/src/polkitagent/meson.build b/src/polkitagent/meson.build
index bee3820..e4e3438 100644
--- a/src/polkitagent/meson.build
+++ b/src/polkitagent/meson.build
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ deps = [
   expat_dep,
   gio_unix_dep,
   libpolkit_gobject_dep,
+  libm_dep,
 ]
 
 c_flags = [