diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3634ce0a3c..32e5413a62 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ install_libsystemd_static = static_library(
                         libcap,
                         libblkid,
                         libmount,
-                        libselinux,
                         libgcrypt],
         c_args : libsystemd_c_args + (static_libsystemd_pic ? [] : ['-fno-PIC']))
 
diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index f7beafa022..9b016ce5e8 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ libbasic = static_library(
         dependencies : [versiondep,
                         threads,
                         libcap,
-                        libseccomp,
-                        libselinux,
                         libm],
         c_args : ['-fvisibility=default'],
         install : false)