diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b2b4d3735..95ead7b93 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ x11_dep = dependency('x11')
 schemas_dep = dependency('gsettings-desktop-schemas', version: schemas_req)
 gnome_desktop_dep = dependency('gnome-desktop-4', version: gnome_desktop_req)
 
-gidocgen_dep = dependency('gi-docgen',
-  version: '>= 2021.1',
-  fallback: ['gi-docgen', 'dummy_dep'],
-  required: get_option('gtk_doc'))
-
 nm_deps = []
 if get_option('networkmanager')
   nm_deps += dependency('libnm', version: nm_req)
diff --git a/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap b/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap
index 98cd92118..ccfa14eda 100644
--- a/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gi-docgen.git
 push-url=ssh://git@gitlab.gnome.org:GNOME/gi-docgen.git
 revision=main
 depth=1
+
+[provide]
+program_names = gi-docgen