diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3e42084d2..a27e9cd11 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,28 +10,17 @@ libzim_dep = dependency('libzim')
 pugixml_dep = dependency('pugixml')
 
 find_library_in_compiler = meson.version().version_compare('>=0.31.0')
-
-libname = ''
-libnames = ['ctpp2', 'ctpp2-st']
-foreach tmplibname : libnames
-  required = tmplibname == libnames[-1]
-  if find_library_in_compiler
-    found = libname == '' and compiler.find_library(tmplibname, required: required).found()
-  else
-    found = libname == '' and find_library(tmplibname, required: required).found()
-  endif
-  if found
-    libname = tmplibname
-  endif
-endforeach
-
 ctpp2_prefix_install = get_option('ctpp2-install-prefix')
 if ctpp2_prefix_install == ''
   if not compiler.has_header('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hpp')
     error('ctpp2/CTPP2Logger.hppnot found')
   endif
-
-  link_args = ['-l'+libname]
+  if find_library_in_compiler
+    ctpp2_lib = compiler.find_library('ctpp2')
+  else
+    ctpp2_lib = find_library('ctpp2')
+  endif
+  link_args = ['-lctpp2']
   if meson.is_cross_build()
     if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
       link_args += ['-liconv']
@@ -49,8 +38,8 @@ else
   endif
   ctpp2_include_path = include_directories(ctpp2_include_path, is_system:true)
   ctpp2_lib_path = ctpp2_prefix_install+'/lib'
-  ctpp2_lib = compiler.find_library(libname, dirs:ctpp2_lib_path)
-  link_args = ['-L'+ctpp2_lib_path, '-l'+libname]
+  ctpp2_lib = compiler.find_library('ctpp2', dirs:ctpp2_lib_path)
+  link_args = ['-L'+ctpp2_lib_path, '-lctpp2']
   if meson.is_cross_build()
     if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
       link_args += ['-liconv']