diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2a53065470..c23d2b821f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2903,9 +2903,8 @@ foreach tuple : fuzzers
 endforeach
 endif
 
-run_target(
-        'fuzzers',
-        depends : [fuzzer_exes, version_h],
+run_target('fuzzers',
+        depends : fuzzer_exes,
         command : ['true'])
 
 ############################################################
diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index 95a0d45450..349957f215 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ basic_sources = files('''
         xattr-util.h
 '''.split())
 
+basic_sources += version_h
+
 missing_audit_h = files('missing_audit.h')
 missing_capability_h = files('missing_capability.h')
 missing_network_h = files('missing_network.h')