diff --git a/examples/application10/meson.build b/examples/application10/meson.build
index ce842ae794..417a64155e 100644
--- a/examples/application10/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application10/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app10_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app10_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app10_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app10 = executable(
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ app10 = executable(
   app10_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)
diff --git a/examples/application5/meson.build b/examples/application5/meson.build
index f0fed1ca59..8ecb41948e 100644
--- a/examples/application5/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application5/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app5_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app5_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app5_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app5 = executable(
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ app5 = executable(
   app5_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)
diff --git a/examples/application6/meson.build b/examples/application6/meson.build
index 2d923f35a3..8a172e2e26 100644
--- a/examples/application6/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application6/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app6_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app6_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app6_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app6 = executable(
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ app6 = executable(
   app6_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)
diff --git a/examples/application7/meson.build b/examples/application7/meson.build
index cc32f36ad0..4c46221085 100644
--- a/examples/application7/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application7/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app7_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app7_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app7_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app7 = executable(
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ app7 = executable(
   app7_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)
diff --git a/examples/application8/meson.build b/examples/application8/meson.build
index 1192f4d688..ee49034d2b 100644
--- a/examples/application8/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application8/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app8_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app8_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app8_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app8 = executable(
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ app8 = executable(
   app8_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)
diff --git a/examples/application9/meson.build b/examples/application9/meson.build
index fccee738cb..46b77c4d17 100644
--- a/examples/application9/meson.build
+++ b/examples/application9/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app9_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   source_dir: '.'
 )
 
-app9_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas()
+app9_schemas = gnome.compile_schemas(depend_files: files(['org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml']))
 
 
 app9 = executable(
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ app9 = executable(
   app9_schemas,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep
 )
+
+install_data('org.gtk.exampleapp.gschema.xml', install_dir: gtk_schemasdir)