diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index fd234917cc..4bb1bf2b6c 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -286,20 +286,20 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
   gdk_link_args += [ '-export:gdk_win32_display_manager_get_type' ]
 endif
 
-libgdk = shared_library('gdk-3',
-                        soversion: gtk_soversion,
-                        version: gtk_library_version,
-                        sources: [gdk_sources, gdk_backends_gen_headers, gdkconfig],
-                        dependencies: gdk_deps,
-                        include_directories: [confinc, gdkx11_inc, wlinc],
-                        c_args: [
-                          '-DGDK_COMPILATION',
-                          '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Gdk"',
-                        ] + common_cflags,
-                        link_whole: gdk_backends,
-                        link_args: gdk_link_args,
-                        darwin_versions : gtk_osxversions,
-                        install: true)
+libgdk = library('gdk-3',
+                 soversion: gtk_soversion,
+                 version: gtk_library_version,
+                 sources: [gdk_sources, gdk_backends_gen_headers, gdkconfig],
+                 dependencies: gdk_deps,
+                 include_directories: [confinc, gdkx11_inc, wlinc],
+                 c_args: [
+                   '-DGDK_COMPILATION',
+                   '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Gdk"',
+                 ] + common_cflags,
+                 link_whole: gdk_backends,
+                 link_args: gdk_link_args,
+                 darwin_versions : gtk_osxversions,
+                 install: true)
 
 gdk_dep_sources = [gdkconfig, gdkenum_h]
 # Introspection
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 573b65491c..5a0b1547d8 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -964,17 +964,17 @@ foreach l: immodules
 endforeach
 
 # Library
-libgtk = shared_library('gtk-3',
-                        soversion: gtk_soversion,
-                        version: gtk_library_version,
-                        sources: [typefuncs, gtk_sources, gtkmarshal_h, gtkprivatetypebuiltins_h],
-                        c_args: gtk_cargs + common_cflags,
-                        include_directories: [confinc, gdkinc, gtkinc],
-                        dependencies: gtk_deps + [libgdk_dep] + gtk_included_im_deps,
-                        link_with: libgdk,
-                        link_args: common_ldflags,
-                        darwin_versions : gtk_osxversions,
-                        install: true)
+libgtk = library('gtk-3',
+                 soversion: gtk_soversion,
+                 version: gtk_library_version,
+                 sources: [typefuncs, gtk_sources, gtkmarshal_h, gtkprivatetypebuiltins_h],
+                 c_args: gtk_cargs + common_cflags,
+                 include_directories: [confinc, gdkinc, gtkinc],
+                 dependencies: gtk_deps + [libgdk_dep] + gtk_included_im_deps,
+                 link_with: libgdk,
+                 link_args: common_ldflags,
+                 darwin_versions : gtk_osxversions,
+                 install: true)
 
 # Introspection
 if build_gir
diff --git a/libgail-util/meson.build b/libgail-util/meson.build
index ffce5788ea..940ea40ca9 100644
--- a/libgail-util/meson.build
+++ b/libgail-util/meson.build
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
   gailutil_link_args += '-def:@0@/gailutil.def'.format(meson.current_source_dir())
 endif
 
-libgailutil = shared_library('gailutil-3',
-                             soversion: gtk_soversion,
-                             version: gail_library_version,
-                             darwin_versions: ['1', '1.0'],
-                             sources: [gailutil_sources],
-                             dependencies: libgtk_dep,
-                             include_directories: [confinc, gtkinc],
-                             c_args: [
-                               '-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
-                               '-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
-                             ] + common_cflags,
-                             link_args: gailutil_link_args,
-                             install: true)
+libgailutil = library('gailutil-3',
+                      soversion: gtk_soversion,
+                      version: gail_library_version,
+                      darwin_versions: ['1', '1.0'],
+                      sources: [gailutil_sources],
+                      dependencies: libgtk_dep,
+                      include_directories: [confinc, gtkinc],
+                      c_args: [
+                        '-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
+                        '-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
+                      ] + common_cflags,
+                      link_args: gailutil_link_args,
+                      install: true)
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
index dd72ced5e5..680ee0c89d 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 testexecdir = join_paths(installed_test_bindir, 'reftests')
 
-libgtkreftestprivate = shared_library('gtkreftestprivate', [
+libgtkreftestprivate = library('gtkreftestprivate', [
   'reftest-compare.c',
   'reftest-module.c',
   'reftest-snapshot.c'],
@@ -483,4 +483,4 @@ if get_option('installed_tests')
   endforeach
 
   install_data(test_data, install_dir: testexecdir)
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+endif