diff --git a/src/esx/meson.build b/src/esx/meson.build
index 3e3d8591e5..2a7fcd54c9 100644
--- a/src/esx/meson.build
+++ b/src/esx/meson.build
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 esx_inc_dir = include_directories('.')
+
+esx_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: esx_inc_dir,
+  sources: esx_gen_headers,
+)
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index f4fbb25e66..31e8d66c7a 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ endif
 
 if conf.has('WITH_ESX')
   tests += [
-    { 'name': 'esxutilstest', 'include': [ esx_inc_dir ] },
+    { 'name': 'esxutilstest', 'deps': [ esx_dep ] },
   ]
 endif