diff --git a/hw/xwayland/meson.build b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
index e848daf0d..cde8bbef7 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ srcs = [
     '../../mi/miinitext.h',
 ]
 
-scanner_dep = dependency('wayland-scanner', native: true)
-scanner = find_program(scanner_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('wayland_scanner'))
+scanner = find_program('wayland-scanner')
 
 protocols_dep = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: wayland_protocols_req)
 protodir = protocols_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')
@@ -48,11 +47,7 @@ client_header = generator(scanner,
     arguments : ['client-header', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@']
 )
 
-if scanner_dep.version().version_compare('>= 1.14.91')
-    scanner_argument = 'private-code'
-else
-    scanner_argument = 'code'
-endif
+scanner_argument = 'private-code'
 
 code = generator(scanner,
     output : '@BASENAME@-protocol.c',