diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0bf02182864..a1728c4ac8e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ dep_dxheaders = null_dep
 if with_gallium_d3d12 or with_microsoft_clc
   dep_dxheaders = dependency('DirectX-Headers', fallback : ['DirectX-Headers', 'dep_dxheaders'],
     required : with_gallium_d3d12
-  ) 
+  )
 endif
 
 if with_vulkan_overlay_layer or with_aco_tests
@@ -1757,6 +1757,13 @@ else
   dep_llvmspirvlib = null_dep
 endif
 
+# Be explicit about only using this lib on Windows, to avoid picking
+# up random libs with the generic name 'libversion'
+dep_version = null_dep
+if with_opencl_spirv and host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  dep_version = cpp.find_library('version')
+endif
+
 with_opencl_native = _opencl != 'disabled' and get_option('opencl-native')
 
 if (with_amd_vk or with_gallium_radeonsi or
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/opencl/meson.build b/src/gallium/targets/opencl/meson.build
index b77826b6e1e..ec65fcbe18e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/opencl/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/opencl/meson.build
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ if not (dep_clang.found() and dep_clang_usable)
   endif
 endif
 
-# Be explicit about only using this lib on Windows, to avoid picking
-# up random libs with the generic name 'libversion'
-if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
-  dep_version = cpp.find_library('version')
-else
-  dep_version = null_dep
-endif
-
 ocldef = files(opencl_libname + '.def')[0]
 
 libopencl = shared_library(
diff --git a/src/microsoft/clc/meson.build b/src/microsoft/clc/meson.build
index 05b48b6a813..fb53f5445bd 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/clc/meson.build
+++ b/src/microsoft/clc/meson.build
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ libclc_compiler = shared_library(
   opencl_c_base_h,
   vs_module_defs : 'clon12compiler.def',
   include_directories : [inc_include, inc_src, inc_mapi, inc_mesa, inc_compiler, inc_gallium, inc_spirv],
-  dependencies: [idep_nir_headers, dep_clang, dep_llvm, cc.find_library('version'),
+  dependencies: [idep_nir_headers, dep_clang, dep_llvm, dep_version,
     dep_llvmspirvlib, idep_mesautil, idep_libdxil_compiler, idep_nir, dep_spirv_tools]
 )