diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f8e7fcade2..e062919daa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2096,14 +2096,11 @@ if static_libsystemd != 'false'
                 install_tag: 'libsystemd',
                 install_dir : libdir,
                 pic : static_libsystemd_pic,
-                dependencies : [libblkid,
-                                libcap,
+                dependencies : [libcap,
                                 libdl,
                                 libgcrypt_cflags,
                                 liblz4_cflags,
                                 libm,
-                                libmount,
-                                libopenssl,
                                 librt,
                                 libxz_cflags,
                                 libzstd_cflags,