diff --git a/src/core/bpf/meson.build b/src/core/bpf/meson.build
index 0899f418d4..200d0c670e 100644
--- a/src/core/bpf/meson.build
+++ b/src/core/bpf/meson.build
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ bpf_gcc_flags = [
 clang_arch_flag = '-D__@0@__'.format(host_machine.cpu_family())
 
 libbpf_include_dir = dependency('libbpf').get_variable(pkgconfig : 'includedir')
-libxdp_include_dir = dependency('libxdp').get_variable(pkgconfig : 'includedir')
 
 # Generate defines that are appropriate to tell the compiler what architecture
 # we're compiling for. By default we just map meson's cpu_family to __<cpu_family>__.
diff --git a/src/core/meson.build b/src/core/meson.build
index 09f276bda7..26d27f96e2 100644
--- a/src/core/meson.build
+++ b/src/core/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ base_sources_addon = []
 base_deps_addon = []
 if enable_clat
   base_sources_addon += [clat_skel_h]
-  base_deps_addon += [libbpf, libxdp]
+  base_deps_addon += [libbpf]
 endif
 
 libNetworkManagerBase = static_library(