--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ endif
 
 # Untested, libiberty.h is in a libiberty subfolder for me
 # FIXME: automagic
-bfd_dep = cc.find_library('bfd', required: false)
+bfd_dep = cc.find_library('', required: false)
 if bfd_dep.found() and cc.has_function('bfd_openr', dependencies: [bfd_dep])
   if cc.has_header('libiberty.h')
     conf.set('HAVE_BFD', 1)