2 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/meson.build b/src/interfaces/libpq/meson.build
index ed2a4048d18..57fe8c3eaec 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/meson.build
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022-2024, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 
-# test/ is entered via top-level meson.build, that way it can use the default
-# args for executables (which depend on libpq).
-
 libpq_sources = files(
   'fe-auth-scram.c',
   'fe-auth.c',
@@ -107,6 +104,7 @@ install_data('pg_service.conf.sample',
   install_dir: dir_data,
 )
 
+subdir('test')
 
 tests += {
   'name': 'libpq',
@@ -125,6 +123,7 @@ tests += {
       'with_gssapi': gssapi.found() ? 'yes' : 'no',
       'with_krb_srvnam': 'postgres',
     },
+    'deps': libpq_test_deps,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/test/meson.build b/src/interfaces/libpq/test/meson.build
index 21dd37f69bc..16c0c00b6bc 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/test/meson.build
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/test/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022-2024, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 
+libpq_test_deps = []
+
 libpq_uri_regress_sources = files(
   'libpq_uri_regress.c',
 )
@@ -10,9 +12,9 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
     '--FILEDESC', 'libpq test program',])
 endif
 
-testprep_targets += executable('libpq_uri_regress',
+libpq_test_deps += executable('libpq_uri_regress',
   libpq_uri_regress_sources,
-  dependencies: [frontend_code, libpq],
+  dependencies: [frontend_no_fe_utils_code, libpq],
   kwargs: default_bin_args + {
     'install': false,
   }
@@ -29,10 +31,12 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
     '--FILEDESC', 'libpq test program',])
 endif
 
-testprep_targets += executable('libpq_testclient',
+libpq_test_deps += executable('libpq_testclient',
   libpq_testclient_sources,
-  dependencies: [frontend_code, libpq],
+  dependencies: [frontend_no_fe_utils_code, libpq],
   kwargs: default_bin_args + {
     'install': false,
   }
 )
+
+testprep_targets += libpq_test_deps