diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 47413859..b14e5429 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -37,22 +37,14 @@ if git.found()
 endif
 add_project_arguments('-DLABWC_VERSION=@0@'.format(version), language: 'c')
 
-wlroots_version = ['>=0.16.0', '<0.17.0']
-wlroots_proj = subproject(
+wlroots = dependency(
   'wlroots',
   default_options: ['default_library=static', 'examples=false'],
-  required: false,
-  version: wlroots_version,
+  version: ['>=0.16.0', '<0.17.0'],
 )
 
-if wlroots_proj.found()
-  wlroots = wlroots_proj.get_variable('wlroots')
-  wlroots_conf = wlroots_proj.get_variable('conf_data')
-  wlroots_has_xwayland = wlroots_conf.get('WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND') == 1
-else
-  wlroots = dependency('wlroots', version: wlroots_version)
-  wlroots_has_xwayland = cc.get_define('WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND', prefix: '#include <wlr/config.h>', dependencies: wlroots) == '1'
-endif
+wlroots_has_xwayland = wlroots.get_variable('have_xwayland') == 'true'
+
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server', version: '>=1.19.0')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols')
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon')
diff --git a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
index 3507ea52..f674a834 100644
--- a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots.git
 revision = 640f3b9f2156a007c5d1a36afdee570e123c95e4
+
+[provide]
+dependency_names = wlroots