diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b30b29c..b5720fe 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pcre2 = dependency('libpcre2-8')
 
 
 # manually check for libraries
-lib_berkeley = cpp.find_library('dXb_cxx', required: false,
+lib_berkeley = cpp.find_library('db_cxx', required: false,
                dirs : ['/usr', '/usr/local'])
 inc_berkeley = include_directories('/usr', '/usr/local')