diff --git a/README b/README
index dcb3e75..914a672 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ girara user interface library and several document libraries.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-meson (>= 0.43)
+meson (>= 0.45)
 gtk3 (>= 3.22)
 glib (>= 2.50)
 girara (>= 0.2.8)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 59b86c3..41fe169 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('zathura', 'c',
   version: '0.3.8',
-  meson_version: '>=0.43',
+  meson_version: '>=0.45',
   default_options: 'c_std=c11',
 )
 
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ flags = [
 ]
 flags = cc.get_supported_arguments(flags)
 
-# linker flags
-linker_flags = [
-  '-rdynamic'
-]
-linker_flags = cc.get_supported_arguments(linker_flags)
-
 # optional dependencies
 additional_sources = []
 sqlite = dependency('sqlite3', version: '>=3.5.9', required: false)
@@ -167,7 +161,7 @@ zathura = executable(
   install: true,
   include_directories: include_directories,
   c_args: defines + flags,
-  link_args: linker_flags, # replace with export_dynamic: true once we have meson >= 0.45
+  export_dynamic: true,
   gui_app: true
 )
 install_headers(headers, subdir: 'zathura')