diff --git a/gio/meson.build b/gio/meson.build
index 04581b1cc..7f2c08e30 100644
--- a/gio/meson.build
+++ b/gio/meson.build
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ local_sources = files(
 
 platform_deps = []
 internal_deps = []
+# TODO: internal_objects is a workaround for
+# <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/3934> and
+# <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/3937>. When we can depend
+# on a meson version where those are fixed, revert the commit that
+# introduced this workaround.
+internal_objects = []
 appinfo_sources = []
 contenttype_sources = []
 portal_sources = []
@@ -424,6 +430,7 @@ if host_system != 'windows'
 
   subdir('xdgmime')
   internal_deps += [xdgmime_lib]
+  internal_objects += [xdgmime_lib.extract_all_objects()]
 
   install_headers(gio_unix_include_headers, subdir : 'gio-unix-2.0/gio')
 
@@ -749,17 +756,20 @@ gioenumtypes_dep = declare_dependency(sources : [gioenumtypes_h])
 if glib_conf.has('HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H') and have_func_inotify_init1
   subdir('inotify')
   internal_deps += [ inotify_lib ]
+  internal_objects += [inotify_lib.extract_all_objects()]
 endif
 
 # kevent
 if have_func_kqueue and have_func_kevent
   subdir('kqueue')
   internal_deps += [ kqueue_lib ]
+  internal_objects += [kqueue_lib.extract_all_objects()]
 endif
 
 if host_system == 'windows'
   subdir('win32')
   internal_deps += [ giowin32_lib ]
+  internal_objects += [giowin32_lib.extract_all_objects()]
 endif
 
 if have_bash
@@ -784,11 +794,11 @@ endif
 libgio = library('gio-2.0',
   gioenumtypes_h, gioenumtypes_c, gnetworking_h, gio_sources,
   gio_dtrace_hdr, gio_dtrace_obj,
+  objects : internal_objects,
   version : library_version,
   soversion : soversion,
   install : true,
   include_directories : [configinc, gioinc],
-  link_with : internal_deps,
   #  '$(gio_win32_res_ldflag)',
   dependencies : [libz_dep, libdl_dep, libmount_dep, libglib_dep,
                   libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, selinux_dep, xattr_dep,
diff --git a/glib/meson.build b/glib/meson.build
index ea568b941..6fc56da7c 100644
--- a/glib/meson.build
+++ b/glib/meson.build
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ subdir('libcharset')
 if not use_system_pcre
   subdir('pcre')
 endif
+
+# TODO: gnulib_objects, pcre_objects and pcre_deps are a workaround for
+# <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/3934> and
+# <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/3937>. When we can depend
+# on a meson version where those are fixed, revert the commit that
+# introduced this workaround.
 if have_good_vsnprintf and have_good_snprintf
   gnulib_lib = []
+  gnulib_objects = []
 else
   subdir('gnulib')
+  gnulib_objects = [gnulib_lib.extract_all_objects()]
 endif
 
 glib_headers = files(
@@ -234,17 +242,25 @@ if use_pcre_static_flag
   pcre_static_args = ['-DPCRE_STATIC']
 endif
 
+if use_system_pcre
+  pcre_deps = [pcre]
+  pcre_objects = []
+else
+  pcre_deps = []
+  pcre_objects = [libpcre.extract_all_objects()]
+endif
+
 libglib = library('glib-2.0',
   glib_dtrace_obj, glib_dtrace_hdr,
   sources : [deprecated_sources, glib_sources],
+  objects : [charset_lib.extract_all_objects()] + gnulib_objects + pcre_objects,
   version : library_version,
   soversion : soversion,
   install : true,
   # intl.lib is not compatible with SAFESEH
   link_args : [noseh_link_args, glib_link_flags, win32_ldflags],
   include_directories : configinc,
-  link_with : [charset_lib, gnulib_lib],
-  dependencies : [pcre, thread_dep, libintl, librt] + libiconv + platform_deps,
+  dependencies : pcre_deps + [thread_dep, libintl, librt] + libiconv + platform_deps,
   c_args : ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GLib"', '-DGLIB_COMPILATION'] + pcre_static_args + glib_hidden_visibility_args
 )