diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b21b191d25..66b69f2471 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1080,10 +1080,11 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     networking_dependencies += winsock
   endif
 else
-  libresolv = compiler.find_library('resolv', required: false)
-  if libresolv.found()
-    networking_dependencies += libresolv
-  endif
+  networking_dependencies += [
+    compiler.find_library('nsl', required: false),
+    compiler.find_library('resolv', required: false),
+    compiler.find_library('socket', required: false),
+  ]
 endif
 libgit_dependencies += networking_dependencies