diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index f2ced866f1..4db93a11b9 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@ if libavutil.version().version_compare('>= 57.39.101')
     scale_sws_objects = libmpv.extract_objects('video/image_writer.c',
                                                'video/repack.c')
     scale_sws = executable('scale-sws', ['scale_sws.c', 'scale_test.c'], include_directories: incdir,
-                           objects: scale_sws_objects, dependencies: [libswscale, jpeg, zimg],
+                           objects: scale_sws_objects, dependencies: [libavutil, libavformat, libswscale, jpeg, zimg],
                            link_with: [img_utils, test_utils])
     test('scale-sws', scale_sws, args: [refdir, outdir], suite: 'ffmpeg')
 
     if features['zimg']
         repack_objects = libmpv.extract_objects('sub/draw_bmp.c')
         repack = executable('repack', 'repack.c', include_directories: incdir, objects: repack_objects,
-                            dependencies: [libswscale, zimg], link_with: [img_utils, test_utils])
+                            dependencies: [libavutil, libswscale, zimg], link_with: [img_utils, test_utils])
         test('repack', repack, args: [refdir, outdir], suite: 'ffmpeg')
 
         scale_zimg_objects = libmpv.extract_objects('video/image_writer.c')
         scale_zimg = executable('scale-zimg', ['scale_test.c', 'scale_zimg.c'], include_directories: incdir,
-                                objects: scale_zimg_objects, dependencies:[libswscale, jpeg, zimg],
+                                objects: scale_zimg_objects, dependencies:[libavutil, libavformat, libswscale, jpeg, zimg],
                                 link_with: [img_utils, test_utils])
         test('scale-zimg', scale_zimg, args: [refdir, outdir], suite: 'ffmpeg')
     endif
diff --git a/test/test_utils.c b/test/test_utils.c
index a1ecfacfd7..92f083ffbe 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.c
+++ b/test/test_utils.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void mp_msg(struct mp_log *log, int lev, const char *format, ...) {};
 int mp_msg_find_level(const char *s) {return 0;};
 int mp_msg_level(struct mp_log *log) {return 0;};
 void mp_write_console_ansi(void) {};
+void mp_set_avdict(AVDictionary **dict, char **kv) {};
 
 #ifndef WIN32_TESTS
 void mp_add_timeout(void) {};
diff --git a/test/test_utils.h b/test/test_utils.h
index 7dcb32cc3b..b776dedf08 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.h
+++ b/test/test_utils.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void mp_msg(struct mp_log *log, int lev, const char *format, ...)
 int mp_msg_find_level(const char *s);
 int mp_msg_level(struct mp_log *log);
 void mp_write_console_ansi(void);
+typedef struct AVDictionary AVDictionary;
+void mp_set_avdict(AVDictionary **dict, char **kv);
 
 // Windows additionally requires timer related code so it will actually
 // import the real versions of these functions and use them. On other