diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 8adf35031..42f67715d 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ libgio = library('gio-2.0',
   include_directories : [configinc, gioinc],
   link_with : internal_deps,
   #  '$(gio_win32_res_ldflag)',
-  dependencies : [libintl, libz_dep, libdl_dep, libmount_dep, libglib_dep,
+  dependencies : [libz_dep, libdl_dep, libmount_dep, libglib_dep,
                   libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, selinux_dep, xattr_dep,
                   platform_deps, network_libs],
   c_args : gio_c_args,
@@ -894,13 +894,13 @@ executable('gio', gio_tool_sources,
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 
 executable('gresource', 'gresource-tool.c',
   install : true,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libelf, libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libelf, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 
 executable('gio-querymodules', 'gio-querymodules.c', 'giomodule-priv.c',
   install : true,
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ glib_compile_schemas = executable('glib-compile-schemas',
   install : true,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 
 glib_compile_resources = executable('glib-compile-resources',
   [gconstructor_as_data_h, 'gvdb/gvdb-builder.c', 'glib-compile-resources.c'],
@@ -922,14 +922,14 @@ 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 : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 
 executable('gsettings', 'gsettings-tool.c',
   install : true,
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 install_data('gschema.dtd',
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'glib-2.0/schemas'))
 
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ executable('gdbus', 'gdbus-tool.c',
   c_args : gio_c_args,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : noseh_link_args,
-  dependencies : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+  dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 
 if host_system != 'windows'
   executable('gapplication', 'gapplication-tool.c',
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ if host_system != 'windows'
     c_args : gio_c_args,
     # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
-    dependencies : [libintl, libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
+    dependencies : [libgio_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libglib_dep])
 endif
 
 if enable_systemtap
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index ff897e44a..96229bd8b 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ common_gio_tests_deps = [
   libgmodule_dep,
   libgobject_dep,
   libgio_dep,
-  libintl
 ]
 
 subdir('gdbus-object-manager-example')
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index 3646d7038..410669dce 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ libglib_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with : libglib,
   # thread_dep doesn't get pulled in from libglib atm,
   # see https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1426
-  dependencies : [thread_dep],
+  dependencies : [thread_dep, libintl],
   # We sadly need to export configinc here because everyone includes <glib/*.h>
   include_directories : [configinc, glibinc])
 
-pkg.generate(libraries : libglib,
+pkg.generate(libraries : [libglib, libintl],
   libraries_private : [osx_ldflags],
   subdirs : ['glib-2.0'],
   extra_cflags : ['-I${libdir}/glib-2.0/include'],
@@ -271,23 +271,23 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
       install : true,
       gui_app : true,
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libintl, libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
     executable('gspawn-win32-helper-console', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       c_args : ['-DHELPER_CONSOLE'],
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libintl, libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
   else
     executable('gspawn-win64-helper', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       gui_app : true,
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libintl, libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
     executable('gspawn-win64-helper-console', 'gspawn-win32-helper.c',
       install : true,
       c_args : ['-DHELPER_CONSOLE'],
       include_directories : configinc,
-      dependencies : [libintl, libglib_dep])
+      dependencies : [libglib_dep])
   endif
 else
   gtester = executable('gtester', 'gtester.c',
diff --git a/gobject/meson.build b/gobject/meson.build
index aa8f5398e..d34a897a7 100644
--- a/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/meson.build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ libgobject = library('gobject-2.0',
   soversion : soversion,
   install : true,
   include_directories : [configinc],
-  dependencies : [libintl, libffi_dep, libglib_dep],
+  dependencies : [libffi_dep, libglib_dep],
   c_args : ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib-GObject"', '-DGOBJECT_COMPILATION'] + glib_hidden_visibility_args,
   link_args : glib_link_flags,
 )