diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index 025e448ad..12375d96f 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -313,13 +313,15 @@ glib_sources = files(
 platform_deps = []
 
 if host_system == 'windows'
-  glib_win_rc = configure_file(
-    input: 'glib.rc.in',
-    output: 'glib.rc',
-    configuration: glibconfig_conf,
-  )
-  glib_win_res = windows.compile_resources(glib_win_rc)
-  glib_sources += [glib_win_res]
+  if get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
+    glib_win_rc = configure_file(
+      input: 'glib.rc.in',
+      output: 'glib.rc',
+      configuration: glibconfig_conf,
+    )
+    glib_win_res = windows.compile_resources(glib_win_rc)
+    glib_sources += [glib_win_res]
+  endif
   glib_sources += files('gwin32.c', 'gspawn-win32.c', 'giowin32.c')
   platform_deps = [winsock2, cc.find_library('winmm')]
   if cc.get_id() == 'msvc' or cc.get_id() == 'clang-cl'
diff --git a/gobject/meson.build b/gobject/meson.build
index 7e5150e6c..018e84d61 100644
--- a/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/gobject/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ gobject_sources = files(
   'gvaluetypes.c',
 )
 
-if host_system == 'windows'
+if host_system == 'windows' and get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
   gobject_win_rc = configure_file(
     input: 'gobject.rc.in',
     output: 'gobject.rc',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 299f832f8..f86a03bee 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ endif
 glib_hidden_visibility_args = []
 if get_option('default_library') != 'static'
   if host_system == 'windows' or host_system == 'cygwin'
+    if get_option('default_library') != 'shared'
+      error('On Windows default_library must be "shared" or "static" but not "both"')
+    endif
     glib_conf.set('DLL_EXPORT', true)
     if cc.get_id() == 'msvc' or cc.get_id() == 'clang-cl'
       glib_conf.set('_GLIB_EXTERN', '__declspec(dllexport) extern')