diff --git a/completions/meson.build b/completions/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2e913a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/completions/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+bash_comp = dependency('bash-completion', required: false)
+fish_comp = dependency('fish', required: false)
+
+datadir = get_option('datadir')
+
+if get_option('zsh-completions')
+	zsh_files = files(
+		'zsh/_swaylock',
+	)
+	zsh_install_dir = datadir + '/zsh/site-functions'
+
+	install_data(zsh_files, install_dir: zsh_install_dir)
+endif
+
+if get_option('bash-completions')
+	bash_files = files(
+		'bash/swaylock',
+	)
+	if bash_comp.found()
+		bash_install_dir = bash_comp.get_variable('completionsdir')
+	else
+		bash_install_dir = datadir + '/bash-completion/completions'
+	endif
+
+	install_data(bash_files, install_dir: bash_install_dir)
+endif
+
+if get_option('fish-completions')
+	fish_files = files(
+		'fish/swaylock.fish',
+	)
+	if fish_comp.found()
+		fish_install_dir = fish_comp.get_variable('completionsdir')
+	else
+		fish_install_dir = datadir + '/fish/vendor_completions.d'
+	endif
+
+	install_data(fish_files, install_dir: fish_install_dir)
+endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 13548b7..260e55f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ wayland_scanner = dependency('wayland-scanner', version: '>=1.15.0', native: tru
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon')
 cairo = dependency('cairo')
 gdk_pixbuf = dependency('gdk-pixbuf-2.0', required: get_option('gdk-pixbuf'))
-bash_comp = dependency('bash-completion', required: false)
-fish_comp = dependency('fish', required: false)
 libpam = cc.find_library('pam', required: get_option('pam'))
 crypt = cc.find_library('crypt', required: not libpam.found())
 math = cc.find_library('m')
@@ -180,39 +178,4 @@ if scdoc.found()
 	endforeach
 endif
 
-datadir = get_option('datadir')
-
-if get_option('zsh-completions')
-	zsh_files = files(
-		'completions/zsh/_swaylock',
-	)
-	zsh_install_dir = datadir + '/zsh/site-functions'
-
-	install_data(zsh_files, install_dir: zsh_install_dir)
-endif
-
-if get_option('bash-completions')
-	bash_files = files(
-		'completions/bash/swaylock',
-	)
-	if bash_comp.found()
-		bash_install_dir = bash_comp.get_variable('completionsdir')
-	else
-		bash_install_dir = datadir + '/bash-completion/completions'
-	endif
-
-	install_data(bash_files, install_dir: bash_install_dir)
-endif
-
-if get_option('fish-completions')
-	fish_files = files(
-		'completions/fish/swaylock.fish',
-	)
-	if fish_comp.found()
-		fish_install_dir = fish_comp.get_variable('completionsdir')
-	else
-		fish_install_dir = datadir + '/fish/vendor_completions.d'
-	endif
-
-	install_data(fish_files, install_dir: fish_install_dir)
-endif
+subdir('completions')