diff --git a/atk/meson.build b/atk/meson.build
index 354fa9735..a52a3b5f3 100644
--- a/atk/meson.build
+++ b/atk/meson.build
@@ -42,5 +42,4 @@ library('atksharpglue-3', gluegen,
         install: true)
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, atk_sharp.full_path()]
-atk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: atk_sharp)
-
+atk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: [glib_sharp, atk_sharp])
diff --git a/cairo/meson.build b/cairo/meson.build
index bb7c16cbd..243ad7166 100644
--- a/cairo/meson.build
+++ b/cairo/meson.build
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ cairo_sharp = library(assembly_name, sources,
 )
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, cairo_sharp.full_path()]
-cairo_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: cairo_sharp)
 cairo_api_includes = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'cairo-api.xml')
 install_data(cairo_api_includes, install_dir: gapi_xml_installdir)
+
+cairo_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: cairo_sharp)
diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index 036f145a5..c2eb13448 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ sources = [
     'Window.cs',
 ]
 
+deps = [glib_sharp, pango_sharp, cairo_sharp, gio_sharp]
 gdk_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
         cs_args: ['-unsafe', '-keyfile:' + snk],
-        link_with: [glib_sharp, pango_sharp, cairo_sharp, gio_sharp],
+        link_with: deps,
         install: true,
         install_dir: lib_install_dir
 )
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, gdk_sharp.full_path()]
-gdk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gdk_sharp)
+gdk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: deps + [gdk_sharp])
 
diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 55021dcd6..f561560a4 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ library('giosharpglue-3', gluegen,
         install: true)
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, gio_sharp.full_path()]
-gio_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gio_sharp)
+gio_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: [glib_sharp, gio_sharp])
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index 00e8634c6..f3ed7f00a 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ glib_sharp = library(assembly_name, sources,
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, glib_sharp.full_path()]
 
-glib_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: glib_sharp)
 glib_api_includes = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'glib-api.xml')
 install_data(glib_api_includes, install_dir: gapi_xml_installdir)
+
+glib_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: glib_sharp)
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 4ff478712..5c0f5032d 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -132,11 +132,10 @@ sources = [
     'Window.cs',
 ]
 
+deps = [glib_sharp, pango_sharp, cairo_sharp, gio_sharp, atk_sharp, gdk_sharp]
 gtk_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources, 
         cs_args: ['-unsafe', '-keyfile:' + snk, '-nowarn:0618,0612,0169'],
-        link_with: [glib_sharp, pango_sharp,
-            cairo_sharp, gio_sharp, atk_sharp,
-            gdk_sharp],
+        link_with: deps,
         install: true,
         install_dir: lib_install_dir
 )
@@ -152,4 +151,4 @@ library('gtksharpglue-3', gluegen,
         install: true)
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, gtk_sharp.full_path()]
-gtk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gtk_sharp)
+gtk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: deps + [gtk_sharp])
diff --git a/pango/meson.build b/pango/meson.build
index bd51f3efc..f36eacfac 100644
--- a/pango/meson.build
+++ b/pango/meson.build
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ sources = [
     'Units.cs',
 ]
 
+deps = [glib_sharp, cairo_sharp]
 pango_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
         cs_args: ['-unsafe', '-keyfile:' + snk],
-        link_with: [glib_sharp, cairo_sharp],
+        link_with: deps,
         install: true,
         install_dir: lib_install_dir
 )
@@ -77,4 +78,4 @@ library('pangosharpglue-3', gluegen,
         install: true)
 
 install_infos += [assembly_name, pango_sharp.full_path()]
-pango_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: pango_sharp)
+pango_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: deps + [pango_sharp])