diff --git a/clutter/meson.build b/clutter/meson.build
index 3130283c4..95e76a948 100644
--- a/clutter/meson.build
+++ b/clutter/meson.build
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ clutter_pkg_deps = [
 
 clutter_pkg_private_deps = [
   fribidi_dep,
-  gdk_pixbuf_dep,
   gthread_dep,
   gmodule_no_export_dep,
   pangocairo_dep,
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
index a7edc1bf0..f5e04500a 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/interactive/meson.build
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ executable('test-interactive',
   link_args: clutter_tests_interactive_link_args,
   dependencies: [
     libmutter_test_dep,
+    gdk_pixbuf_dep,
   ],
   install: false,
 )