diff --git a/test/cram/meson.build b/test/cram/meson.build
index 98f23f39..a4df996e 100644
--- a/test/cram/meson.build
+++ b/test/cram/meson.build
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ if sh.found() and cram.found()
 			timeout: 240,
 			workdir: join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', '..'),
 			args: ['--shell=' + sh.full_path(), 'test/cram'],
-			env: env)
+			env: env,
+			depends: default_timeout)
 endif
diff --git a/test/full/meson.build b/test/full/meson.build
index 9d30b0aa..156974da 100644
--- a/test/full/meson.build
+++ b/test/full/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if has_cxx
 	endif
 endif
 
-executable('default-timeout.c.bin', 'default-timeout.c',
+default_timeout = executable('default-timeout.c.bin', 'default-timeout.c',
 		include_directories: [criterion_api],
 		link_with: libcriterion.get_shared_lib())