diff --git a/atk/meson.build b/atk/meson.build
index c9b72287d..bacf1d99e 100644
--- a/atk/meson.build
+++ b/atk/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ atk_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
         link_with: glib_sharp,
 )
 
+gluegen = custom_target('atkgluegen',
+        input: raw_api_fname,
+        output: 'generate.c',
+        command: [generate_api, '--fakeglue'],
+        depends: [source_gen])
+
+library('atksharpglue-3', gluegen,
+        dependencies: [glib_dep, gio_dep, atk_dep],
+        install: true)
+
 install_infos += [assembly_name, atk_sharp.full_path()]
 atk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: atk_sharp)
 
diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 01505c70d..b74d454a0 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -32,5 +32,15 @@ gio_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
         link_with: glib_sharp,
 )
 
+gluegen = custom_target('giogluegen',
+        input: raw_api_fname,
+        output: 'generate.c',
+        command: [generate_api, '--fakeglue'],
+        depends: [source_gen])
+
+library('giosharpglue-3', gluegen,
+        dependencies: [glib_dep, gio_dep],
+        install: true)
+
 install_infos += [assembly_name, gio_sharp.full_path()]
 gio_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gio_sharp)
diff --git a/gtk/generated/meson.build b/gtk/generated/meson.build
index a010b781c..7ba67889f 100644
--- a/gtk/generated/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/generated/meson.build
@@ -1058,8 +1058,7 @@ generated_sources = [
     'Gtk_MapEventHandler.cs',
 ]
 
-source_gen = []
-source_gen += [custom_target(assembly_name + 'codegen',
+source_gen = custom_target(assembly_name + 'codegen',
     input: raw_api_fname,
     output: generated_sources,
     command: [
@@ -1083,7 +1082,7 @@ source_gen += [custom_target(assembly_name + 'codegen',
         '--glue-libname', gluefile,
         '--schema', schema,
     ],
-    depends: [gapi_codegen, gapi_fixup])]
+    depends: [gapi_codegen, gapi_fixup])
 
 gtk_api_includes = join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), 'gtk-api.xml')
 
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 9ad65e045..349d033d5 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -136,5 +136,15 @@ gtk_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
             gdk_sharp],
 )
 
+gluegen = custom_target('gtkgluegen',
+        input: raw_api_fname,
+        output: 'generate.c',
+        command: [generate_api, '--fakeglue'],
+        depends: [source_gen])
+
+library('gtksharpglue-3', gluegen,
+        dependencies: [glib_dep, gio_dep, atk_dep, gdk_dep, gtk_dep],
+        install: true)
+
 install_infos += [assembly_name, gtk_sharp.full_path()]
 gtk_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gtk_sharp)
diff --git a/pango/meson.build b/pango/meson.build
index 370807c84..bdb82e1b9 100644
--- a/pango/meson.build
+++ b/pango/meson.build
@@ -63,5 +63,15 @@ pango_sharp = library(assembly_name, source_gen, sources,
         link_with: [glib_sharp, cairo_sharp]
 )
 
+gluegen = custom_target('pangogluegen',
+        input: raw_api_fname,
+        output: 'generate.c',
+        command: [generate_api, '--fakeglue'],
+        depends: [source_gen])
+
+library('pangosharpglue-3', gluegen,
+        dependencies: [glib_dep, gio_dep, pango_dep],
+        install: true)
+
 install_infos += [assembly_name, pango_sharp.full_path()]
 pango_sharp_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: pango_sharp)