diff --git a/fuzzing/meson.build b/fuzzing/meson.build
index addbe9071..a66c2dd21 100644
--- a/fuzzing/meson.build
+++ b/fuzzing/meson.build
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fuzz_targets = [
   'fuzz_variant_text',
 ]
 
-deps = [libgmodule_dep, libgio_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep]
+deps = [libgmodule_dep, libgio_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, app_profile_dep]
 
 extra_sources = []
 extra_c_args = cc.get_supported_arguments('-Werror=unused-function')
diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 201d2935f..774c8f906 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ if host_system != 'windows'
     endif
 
     gio_launch_desktop = executable('gio-launch-desktop', launch_desktop_sources,
+      dependencies: [app_profile_dep],
       include_directories : glibinc,
       install : true,
       install_dir : multiarch_libexecdir,
@@ -1039,14 +1040,14 @@ gio_tool = executable('gio', gio_tool_sources,
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 executable('gresource', 'gresource-tool.c',
   install : true,
   install_tag : 'bin',
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libelf, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libelf, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 gio_querymodules = executable('gio-querymodules', 'gio-querymodules.c', 'giomodule-priv.c',
   install : true,
@@ -1055,7 +1056,7 @@ gio_querymodules = executable('gio-querymodules', 'gio-querymodules.c', 'giomodu
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 glib_compile_schemas = executable('glib-compile-schemas',
   ['glib-compile-schemas.c'],
@@ -1064,7 +1065,7 @@ glib_compile_schemas = executable('glib-compile-schemas',
   install_tag : 'bin',
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, gvdb_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, gvdb_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 glib_compile_resources = executable('glib-compile-resources',
   [gconstructor_as_data_h, 'glib-compile-resources.c'],
@@ -1073,7 +1074,7 @@ glib_compile_resources = executable('glib-compile-resources',
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, gvdb_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, gvdb_dep, app_profile_dep])
 install_data('gresource.dtd',
   install_dir: get_option('datadir') / dtds_subdir,
   install_tag: 'devel',
@@ -1094,7 +1095,7 @@ executable('gsettings', 'gsettings-tool.c',
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 install_data('gschema.dtd',
   install_dir : get_option('datadir') / schemas_subdir,
   install_tag : 'devel',
@@ -1111,7 +1112,7 @@ executable('gdbus', 'gdbus-tool.c',
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 if host_system != 'windows' and not glib_have_cocoa
   executable('gapplication', 'gapplication-tool.c',
@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@ if host_system != 'windows' and not glib_have_cocoa
     c_args : gio_c_args,
     # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
-    dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+    dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 endif
 
 if enable_systemtap
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index e719008e4..efd5e2ff7 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
   # This test is currently unreliable
   executable('gdbus-overflow', 'gdbus-overflow.c',
       c_args : test_c_args,
-      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps,
+      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + [app_profile_dep],
       install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
       install_tag : 'tests',
       install : installed_tests_enabled)
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ foreach program_name, extra_args : test_extra_programs
     program_name : executable(program_name,
       sources: [source, extra_sources],
       c_args : test_c_args,
-      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []) + [app_profile_dep],
       install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
       install_tag : 'tests',
       install : install,
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : gio_tests
   exe = executable(test_name, [source, extra_sources],
     c_args : test_c_args + extra_args.get('c_args', []),
     cpp_args : test_cpp_args + extra_args.get('cpp_args', []),
-    dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []),
+    dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps + extra_args.get('dependencies', []) + [app_profile_dep],
     install_rpath : extra_args.get('install_rpath', ''),
     install_dir: installed_tests_execdir,
     install_tag: 'tests',
diff --git a/gio/tests/static-link/meson.build b/gio/tests/static-link/meson.build
index c0b638fe6..558840d0e 100644
--- a/gio/tests/static-link/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/static-link/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ project('test-static-link', 'c')
 # This is a dummy project that static links against installed gio.
 # See gio/tests/static-link.py.
 app = executable('test-static-link', 'app.c',
-  dependencies : dependency('gio-2.0', static : true)
+  dependencies : [
+    dependency('gio-2.0', static : true),
+    app_profile_dep,
+  ]
 )
 test('test-static-link', app)
diff --git a/girepository/compiler/meson.build b/girepository/compiler/meson.build
index eb704761e..c3fce078e 100644
--- a/girepository/compiler/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/compiler/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ gicompilerepository = executable('gi-compile-repository', 'compiler.c',
     libgirepository_dep,
     libgirepository_internals_dep,
     libgio_dep,
+    app_profile_dep,
   ],
   install: true,
   c_args: custom_c_args,
diff --git a/girepository/decompiler/meson.build b/girepository/decompiler/meson.build
index b6090f61f..a2fb904b4 100644
--- a/girepository/decompiler/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/decompiler/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ gidecompiletypelib = executable('gi-decompile-typelib', 'decompiler.c',
     libgirepository_dep,
     libgirepository_internals_dep,
     libgio_dep,
+    app_profile_dep,
   ],
   install: true,
   c_args: custom_c_args,
diff --git a/girepository/inspector/meson.build b/girepository/inspector/meson.build
index 4467e6df8..81d43e3eb 100644
--- a/girepository/inspector/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/inspector/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ giinspecttypelib = executable('gi-inspect-typelib', 'inspector.c',
   dependencies: [
     libgirepository_dep,
     libgio_dep,
+    app_profile_dep,
   ],
   install: true,
   c_args: custom_c_args,
diff --git a/girepository/meson.build b/girepository/meson.build
index b08801891..3d1793e35 100644
--- a/girepository/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/meson.build
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ executable('gi-dump-types',
   dependencies: [
     libgirepository_dep,
     libgiounix_dep,
-    libgiowin32_dep
+    libgiowin32_dep,
+    app_profile_dep,
   ],
 )
 
diff --git a/girepository/tests/meson.build b/girepository/tests/meson.build
index b804346fb..4d3f64a6d 100644
--- a/girepository/tests/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/tests/meson.build
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libgirepository_dep]
+test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libgirepository_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GIRepository"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT', warning_sign_conversion_args]
 test_cpp_args = test_cargs
 
diff --git a/glib/glib-mirroring-tab/meson.build b/glib/glib-mirroring-tab/meson.build
index 4b14ecf3b..2900be203 100644
--- a/glib/glib-mirroring-tab/meson.build
+++ b/glib/glib-mirroring-tab/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gen_mirroring_tab = executable('gen-mirroring-tab',
   ['gen-mirroring-tab.c', 'packtab.c'],
-  dependencies : [libglib_dep],
+  dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep],
   install: false,
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index 209bcbfd1..19774c20c 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -496,23 +496,23 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
       install : true,
       win_subsystem : 'windows',
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
     gspawn_helpers += executable('gspawn-win32-helper-console', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       c_args : ['-DHELPER_CONSOLE'],
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
   else
     gspawn_helpers += executable('gspawn-win64-helper', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       win_subsystem : 'windows',
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
     gspawn_helpers += executable('gspawn-win64-helper-console', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       c_args : ['-DHELPER_CONSOLE'],
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
   endif
 else
   gtester = executable('gtester', 'gtester.c',
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ else
     install_tag : 'bin-devel',
     c_args : ['-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT'],
     include_directories : configinc,
-    dependencies : [libglib_dep])
+    dependencies : [libglib_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
   # Provide tools for others when we're a subproject and they use the Meson GNOME module
   meson.override_find_program('gtester', gtester)
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index c4fec0c13..301c06c9d 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep]
-test_deps_static = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_static_dep]
+test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, app_profile_dep]
+test_deps_static = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_static_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT']
 test_cpp_args = test_cargs
 
diff --git a/gmodule/tests/meson.build b/gmodule/tests/meson.build
index e7d7b3dd1..64e6040e0 100644
--- a/gmodule/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gmodule/tests/meson.build
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgmodule_dep]
+test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgmodule_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GModule"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT', warning_sign_conversion_args]
 test_cpp_args = test_cargs
 
diff --git a/gobject/meson.build b/gobject/meson.build
index 91823af79..421d4e311 100644
--- a/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/meson.build
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ meson.override_dependency('gobject-2.0', libgobject_dep)
 gobject_query = executable('gobject-query', 'gobject-query.c',
   install : true,
   install_tag : 'bin-devel',
-  dependencies : [libglib_dep, libgobject_dep])
+  dependencies : [libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, app_profile_dep])
 
 install_data('gobject_gdb.py',
   install_dir : glib_pkgdatadir / 'gdb',
diff --git a/gobject/tests/meson.build b/gobject/tests/meson.build
index 214df4845..a3f4b17f8 100644
--- a/gobject/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/tests/meson.build
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep]
+test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib-GObject"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT', warning_sign_conversion_args]
 test_cpp_args = test_cargs
 
diff --git a/gobject/tests/performance/meson.build b/gobject/tests/performance/meson.build
index 0147f7c85..ae1a20943 100644
--- a/gobject/tests/performance/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/tests/performance/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep]
+test_deps = [libm, thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib-GObject"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT']
 
 foreach test_name, extra_args : gobject_tests
diff --git a/gthread/tests/meson.build b/gthread/tests/meson.build
index 66b50caf7..ebb67929c 100644
--- a/gthread/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gthread/tests/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test_env = environment()
 test_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
 test_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 
-test_deps = [thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgthread_dep]
+test_deps = [thread_dep, libglib_dep, libgthread_dep, app_profile_dep]
 test_cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib-GThread"', '-UG_DISABLE_ASSERT', warning_sign_conversion_args]
 test_cpp_args = test_cargs
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f30ca5806..f6b9f5135 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2717,6 +2717,7 @@ pkg = import('pkgconfig')
 windows = import('windows')
 gnome = import('gnome')
 
+subdir('build-aux')
 subdir('tools')
 subdir('glib')
 subdir('gobject')