--- a/modules/dnstap/meson.build
+++ b/modules/dnstap/meson.build
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
   dnstap_mod = shared_module(
     'dnstap',
     dnstap_src,
-    dnstap_pb[1],
     dependencies: [
+      declare_dependency(sources: dnstap_pb),
       libfstrm,
       libprotobuf_c,
     ],