diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 834ceb75..ed5ec7b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ is_openbsd = host_machine.system() == 'openbsd'
 
 thread_dep = dependency('threads')
 fmt = dependency('fmt', version : ['>=8.1.1'], fallback : ['fmt', 'fmt_dep'])
-spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version : ['>=1.10.0'], fallback : ['spdlog', 'spdlog_dep'], default_options : ['external_fmt=enabled', 'std_format=enabled'])
+spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version : ['>=1.10.0'], fallback : ['spdlog', 'spdlog_dep'], default_options : ['external_fmt=enabled', 'std_format=disabled', 'tests=disabled'])
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols')