diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index e416244d..a139d4c2 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 sh = find_program('sh', native: true)
 
-scdoc = dependency('scdoc', native: true)
 scdoc_prog = find_program(scdoc.get_pkgconfig_variable('scdoc'), native: true)
 
 foreach man_src : [{'name': 'foot', 'section' : 1},