diff --git a/docs/reference/meson.build b/docs/reference/meson.build
index df5e3d9909..0d294137d7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 toml_conf = configuration_data()
 toml_conf.set('version', meson.project_version())
 
-gidocgen = find_program('gi-docgen', required: get_option('gtk_doc'))
+gidocgen = find_program('gi-docgen',
+                        required: get_option('gtk_doc') and get_option('introspection').enabled(),
+                        native: true)
 
 gidocgen_common_args = [
   '--quiet',
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 72e283b71d..61185696dd 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -779,21 +779,14 @@ theme_deps = []
 # For git checkouts, but not for tarballs...
 if not fs.exists('theme/Default/Default-light.css')
   # ... build the theme files
-  sassc = find_program('sassc', required: false)
-  if not sassc.found()
-    subproject('sassc')
-    sassc = find_program('sassc', required: true)
-  endif
+  sassc = find_program('sassc', native: true)
+  sassc_opts = [ '-a', '-M', '-t', 'compact' ]
 
-  if sassc.found()
-    sassc_opts = [ '-a', '-M', '-t', 'compact' ]
+  subdir('theme/Default')
 
-    subdir('theme/Default')
-
-    theme_deps += [
-      default_theme_deps,
-    ]
-  endif
+  theme_deps += [
+    default_theme_deps,
+  ]
 endif
 
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5a461c0336..d0d3b432c5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -406,11 +406,6 @@ xkbdep         = dependency('xkbcommon', version: xkbcommon_req, required: wayla
 graphene_dep   = dependency('graphene-gobject-1.0', version: graphene_req,
                             default_options: ['tests=false'])
 iso_codes_dep  = dependency('iso-codes', required: false)
-
-gidocgen_dep    = dependency('gi-docgen', version: '>= 2021.1',
-                             fallback: ['gi-docgen', 'dummy_dep'],
-                             required: get_option('gtk_doc') and get_option('introspection').enabled(),
-                             native: true)
 gi_dep         = dependency('gobject-introspection-1.0', version: introspection_req,
                             required: get_option('introspection').enabled() and
                                       get_option('build-tests'))
diff --git a/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap b/subprojects/gi-docgen.wrap
index 01606cee4a..85c85da16f 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@ssh.gitlab.gnome.org:GNOME/gi-docgen.git
 revision = main
 depth = 1
+
+[provide]
+program_names = gi-docgen
diff --git a/subprojects/sassc.wrap b/subprojects/sassc.wrap
index edd76c61be..2930f5c1a3 100644
--- a/subprojects/sassc.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/sassc.wrap
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [wrap-git]
-directory=sassc
-url=https://github.com/lazka/sassc.git
-revision=meson
-depth=1
+directory = sassc
+url = https://github.com/lazka/sassc.git
+revision = meson
+depth = 1
+
+[provide]
+program_names = sassc