diff --git a/test/fuzz/meson.build b/test/fuzz/meson.build
index ccd66c0ccf..80362d4154 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ sanitize_address_undefined = custom_target(
                    project_source_root,
                    '@OUTPUT@',
                    'fuzzers',
-                   '-Dfuzz-tests=true -Db_lundef=false -Db_sanitize=address,undefined --optimization=@0@ @1@ -Dc_args=@2@ -Dcpp_args=@2@'.format(
+                   '-Dfuzz-tests=true -Db_lundef=false -Db_sanitize=address,undefined --optimization=@0@ @1@ -Dc_args=@2@ -Dcpp_args=@2@ -Dskip-deps=@3@'.format(
                            get_option('optimization'),
                            get_option('werror') ? '--werror' : '',
-                           '-DFUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION'
+                           '-DFUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION',
+                           get_option('skip-deps')
                    ),
                    ' '.join(cc.cmd_array()),
                    cxx_cmd])