diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 076106bb2..6fb1c4fc8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ deps = []
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_GZIP')
     zdeps = dependency('zlib', static: st, required: false)
     if not zdeps.found()
-        zdeps = compiler.find_library('z', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        zdeps = compiler.find_library('z', static: st)
     endif
     if zdeps.found()
         deps += zdeps
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ ssldeps = []
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_OPENSSL')
     ssldeps = dependency('openssl', static: st, required: false)
     if not ssldeps.found()
-        ssldeps = compiler.find_library('ssl', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        ssldeps = compiler.find_library('ssl', static: st)
     endif
     deps += ssldeps
     conf_data.set('USE_OPENSSL', true)
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_BZIP2')
     bz2deps = dependency('bzip2', static: st, required: false)
     if not bz2deps.found()
-        bz2deps = compiler.find_library('bz2', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        bz2deps = compiler.find_library('bz2', static: st)
     endif
     deps += bz2deps
 endif
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ curldeps = false
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT_SMJS') or conf_data.get('CONFIG_QUICKJS') or conf_data.get('CONFIG_MUJS')
     curldeps = dependency('libcurl', static: st, required: false)
     if not curldeps.found()
-        curldeps = compiler.find_library('curl', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        curldeps = compiler.find_library('curl', static: st)
     endif
     if curldeps.found()
         deps += curldeps
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ endif
 if not conf_data.get('CONFIG_LIBCURL') and get_option('libcurl')
     curldeps = dependency('libcurl', static: st, required: false)
     if not curldeps.found()
-        curldeps = compiler.find_library('curl', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        curldeps = compiler.find_library('curl', static: st)
     endif
     if curldeps.found()
         deps += curldeps
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_SCRIPTING_LUA')
     luadeps = dependency(luapkg, static: st, required: false)
     if not luadeps.found()
-        luadeps = compiler.find_library(luapkg, static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        luadeps = compiler.find_library(luapkg, static: st)
     endif
     deps += luadeps
 endif
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_XBEL_BOOKMARKS')
     expatdeps = dependency('expat', static: st, required: false)
     if not expatdeps.found()
-        expatdeps = compiler.find_library('expat', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        expatdeps = compiler.find_library('expat', static: st)
     endif
     deps += expatdeps
 endif
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_QUICKJS')
     quickjsdeps = compiler.find_library('quickjs', static: st, required: false)
     if not quickjsdeps.found()
-        quickjsdeps = compiler.find_library('quickjs/libquickjs', static: true, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+        quickjsdeps = compiler.find_library('quickjs/libquickjs', static: true)
     endif
     deps += quickjsdeps
     deps += dep_atomic
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_LIBSIXEL')
 endif
 
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_OS_DOS')
-    wattdeps = compiler.find_library('watt', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'])
+    wattdeps = compiler.find_library('watt', static: st)
     deps += wattdeps
 else
     wattdeps = []
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ if compiler.has_function('ASN1_STRING_get0_data', prefix: '#include <openssl/asn
     conf_data.set('HAVE_ASN1_STRING_GET0_DATA', 1)
 endif
 
-iconvdeps = compiler.find_library('iconv', static: st, dirs: [get_option('prefix')+'/lib'], required: false)
+iconvdeps = compiler.find_library('iconv', static: st, required: false)
 if iconvdeps.found()
     deps += iconvdeps
 endif