--- a/protocols/meson.build
+++ n/protocols/meson.build
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 wl_protocol_dir = wayland_protos.get_variable('pkgdatadir')
 
 wayland_scanner_dep = dependency('wayland-scanner', native: true)
-wayland_scanner = find_program(
-	wayland_scanner_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'wayland_scanner'),
-	native: true,
-)
+wayland_scanner = 'wayland-scanner'
 
 protocols = [
 	wl_protocol_dir / 'stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml',
