diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f22fa7be2..a8f3f6ad6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -60,34 +60,10 @@ endforeach
 
 null_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 
-# Check for (currrently) optional libsfdo
-sfdo_basedir = dependency(
-	'libsfdo-basedir',
-	version: '>=0.1.3',
-	required: get_option('sfdo')
-)
-sfdo_desktop = dependency(
-	'libsfdo-desktop',
-	version: '>=0.1.3',
-	required: get_option('sfdo')
-)
-sfdo_desktop_file = dependency(
-	'libsfdo-desktop-file',
-	version: '>=0.1.3',
-	required: get_option('sfdo')
-)
-sfdo_icon = dependency(
-	'libsfdo-icon',
-	version: '>=0.1.3',
-	required: get_option('sfdo')
-)
-have_libsfdo = (
-	sfdo_basedir.found() and
-	sfdo_desktop.found() and
-	sfdo_desktop_file.found() and
-	sfdo_icon.found()
-)
-
+libsfdo_basedir = dependency('libsfdo-basedir', version: '>=0.1.3')
+libsfdo_desktop = dependency('libsfdo-desktop', version: '>=0.1.3')
+libsfdo_desktop_file = dependency('libsfdo-desktop-file', version: '>=0.1.3')
+libsfdo_icon = dependency('libsfdo-icon', version: '>=0.1.3')
 jsonc = dependency('json-c', version: '>=0.13')
 pcre2 = dependency('libpcre2-8')
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server', version: '>=1.21.0')
@@ -136,7 +112,6 @@ conf_data = configuration_data()
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_GDK_PIXBUF', gdk_pixbuf.found())
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libsystemd')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBELOGIND', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libelogind')
-conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBSFDO', have_libsfdo)
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_BASU', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'basu')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_TRAY', have_tray)
 foreach sym : ['LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM', 'LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY']
@@ -273,6 +248,5 @@ subdir('completions')
 summary({
 	'gdk-pixbuf': gdk_pixbuf.found(),
 	'tray': have_tray,
-	'libsfdo': have_libsfdo,
 	'man-pages': scdoc.found(),
 }, bool_yn: true)
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 865049d82..9bc83e460 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ sway_sources = files(
 )
 
 sway_deps = [
+	libsfdo_basedir,
+	libsfdo_desktop,
+	libsfdo_desktop_file,
+	libsfdo_icon,
 	cairo,
 	drm,
 	jsonc,
@@ -244,15 +248,6 @@ if wlroots_features['libinput_backend']
 	sway_sources += 'input/libinput.c'
 endif
 
-if have_libsfdo
-	sway_deps += [
-		sfdo_basedir,
-		sfdo_desktop,
-		sfdo_desktop_file,
-		sfdo_icon
-	]
-endif
-
 executable(
 	'sway',
 	sway_sources + wl_protos_src,
diff --git a/swaybar/meson.build b/swaybar/meson.build
index 6a1d17461..f7b54ba7c 100644
--- a/swaybar/meson.build
+++ b/swaybar/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ tray_files = have_tray ? [
 ] : []
 
 swaybar_deps = [
+	libsfdo_basedir,
+	libsfdo_desktop,
+	libsfdo_desktop_file,
+	libsfdo_icon,
 	cairo,
 	gdk_pixbuf,
 	jsonc,
@@ -21,15 +25,6 @@ if have_tray
 	swaybar_deps += sdbus
 endif
 
-if have_libsfdo
-	swaybar_deps += [
-		sfdo_basedir,
-		sfdo_desktop,
-		sfdo_desktop_file,
-		sfdo_icon
-	]
-endif
-
 executable(
 	'swaybar', [
 		'bar.c',