--- meson.build.orig	2021-12-10 18:55:23 UTC
+++ meson.build
@@ -1901,14 +1901,10 @@ fdt_opt = get_option('fdt')
 if have_system
   if fdt_opt in ['enabled', 'auto', 'system']
     have_internal = fs.exists(meson.current_source_dir() / 'dtc/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt')
-    fdt = cc.find_library('fdt', kwargs: static_kwargs,
+    fdt = cc.find_library('fdt', kwargs: static_kwargs, dirs: '/usr/local/lib/',
                           required: fdt_opt == 'system' or
-                                    fdt_opt == 'enabled' and not have_internal)
-    if fdt.found() and cc.links('''
-       #include <libfdt.h>
-       #include <libfdt_env.h>
-       int main(void) { fdt_check_full(NULL, 0); return 0; }''',
-         dependencies: fdt)
+                                    fdt_opt == 'enabled' )
+    if fdt.found()
       fdt_opt = 'system'
     elif have_internal
       fdt_opt = 'internal'