diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index dd9baec3e9..25c56c9c8e 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -364,8 +364,7 @@ endif
 
 
 libgdk = shared_library('gdk',
-  gdk_sources,
-  gdkenum_h,
+  sources: [gdk_sources, gdkconfig, gdkenum_h],
   c_args: ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', '-DGDK_COMPILATION'],
   include_directories: [confinc, xinc, wlinc],
   dependencies: gdk_deps,
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index f2c6379eb1..c5acb5f622 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ endif
 
 libgtk = shared_library('gtk',
   gtk_sources,
+  gtkmarshal_h,
   c_args: [
     '-DGTK_COMPILATION', '-DGTK_PRINT_BACKEND_ENABLE_UNSUPPORTED',
     '-DGTK_BINARY_VERSION="3"', '-DGTK_HOST="bob"',
@@ -839,6 +840,6 @@ libgtk_dep = declare_dependency(
     gtktypebuiltins_h,
   ],
   dependencies: gtk_deps,
-  link_with: libgtk,
+  link_with: [libgtk, libgdk],
   include_directories: [confinc, gtkinc]
 )