diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 3fb7d7257b..8f9c08cb03 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -804,7 +804,8 @@ libgtk_dep = declare_dependency(
     gtktypebuiltins_c,
     gtktypebuiltins_h,
   ],
-  dependencies: gtk_deps + [libgdk_dep, libgsk_dep],
+  include_directories: [confinc],
+  dependencies: gtk_deps,
   link_with: libgtk,
   link_args: ['-Bsymbolic'],
   include_directories: [confinc, gtkinc]
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 2435e3d0e4..be12e42cc6 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ foreach t : gtk_tests
   test_name = t.get(0)
   test_srcs = ['@0@.c'.format(test_name), t.get(1, [])]
   executable(test_name, test_srcs,
+    include_directories : [confinc, gdkinc],
     c_args : test_args,
     dependencies : [libgtk_dep, libm])
 endforeach