diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8940364f..782e2f66 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ if get_option('tracy_no_crash_handler')
 endif
 
 tracy_shared_libs = get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
-if tracy_shared_libs and not get_option('tracy_shared_libs')
-  warning('tracy_shared_libs is set to false, but default_library is set to shared. Building shared library.')
+if not tracy_shared_libs and get_option('tracy_shared_libs')
+  warning('tracy_shared_libs is set to true, but default_library is set to static. Building static library.')
 endif
 
 if tracy_shared_libs
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f0005205..e88b5cb6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ option('tracy_timer_fallback', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'U
 option('tracy_delayed_init', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enable delayed initialization of the library (init on first call)')
 option('tracy_manual_lifetime', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enable the manual lifetime management of the profile')
 option('tracy_fibers', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enable fibers support')
-option('tracy_shared_libs', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Builds Tracy as a shared object', deprecated : 'use default_library=shared instead')
+option('tracy_shared_libs', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Builds Tracy as a shared object', deprecated : 'default_library')
 option('tracy_no_crash_handler', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Disable crash handling')