diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build
index 789355178..fb58b9db4 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build	
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 project('modules', 'fortran')
 
-e = executable('modprog', 'mymod.f90', 'prog.f90', 'comment_mod.f90')
+commented = library('commented', 'comment_mod.f90')
+
+e = executable('modprog', 'mymod.f90', 'prog.f90',
+  link_with: commented)
 test('moduletest', e)