--- a/protocol/meson.build
+++ b/protocol/meson.build
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 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('wayland_scanner'),
-	native: true,
-)
+wayland_scanner = 'wayland-scanner'
 
 protocols = {
 	# Stable upstream protocols
