diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 9b3c5bab3..39d2f4d15 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -458,13 +458,15 @@ else
     'gwin32sid.h',
   )
 
-  gio_win_rc = configure_file(
-    input: 'gio.rc.in',
-    output: 'gio.rc',
-    configuration: glibconfig_conf,
-  )
-  gio_win_res = windows.compile_resources(gio_win_rc)
-  win32_sources += [gio_win_res]
+  if glib_build_shared
+    gio_win_rc = configure_file(
+      input: 'gio.rc.in',
+      output: 'gio.rc',
+      configuration: glibconfig_conf,
+    )
+    gio_win_res = windows.compile_resources(gio_win_rc)
+    win32_sources += [gio_win_res]
+  endif
 
   gio_win32_include_headers = files(
     'gregistrysettingsbackend.h',
diff --git a/gmodule/meson.build b/gmodule/meson.build
index bbe0a08c0..c7f2651da 100644
--- a/gmodule/meson.build
+++ b/gmodule/meson.build
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ gmodule_visibility_h = custom_target(
 
 gmodule_sources = [gmodule_c, gmodule_visibility_h, gmodule_deprecated_c]
 
-if host_system == 'windows'
+if host_system == 'windows' and glib_build_shared
   gmodule_win_rc = configure_file(
     input: 'gmodule.rc.in',
     output: 'gmodule.rc',
diff --git a/gthread/meson.build b/gthread/meson.build
index 612626315..06ed9f7fb 100644
--- a/gthread/meson.build
+++ b/gthread/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # has been moved into glib now
 
 gthread_sources = ['gthread-impl.c']
-if host_system == 'windows'
+if host_system == 'windows' and glib_build_shared
   gthread_win_rc = configure_file(
     input: 'gthread.rc.in',
     output: 'gthread.rc',