diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b0dc5247..6fefd257 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ executable('lite-xl',
     dependencies: lite_deps,
     c_args: lite_cargs,
     objc_args: lite_cargs,
-    link_with: libfontrenderer,
     link_args: lite_link_args,
     install_dir: lite_bindir,
     install: true,