diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d78bbc1cd2..f46236dadd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -471,9 +471,6 @@ if not os_win32
   endif
 endif
 
-
-pc_gdk_extra_libs = []
-
 cairo_backends = []
 foreach backend: [ ['cairo-xlib', cairo_req, x11_enabled],
                    ['cairo-win32', cairo_req, win32_enabled],
@@ -604,26 +601,14 @@ if x11_enabled
   cdata.set('HAVE_RANDR15', xrandr15_dep.found())
 endif
 
-if broadway_enabled
-  pc_gdk_extra_libs += ['-lz']
-endif
-
-if macos_enabled
-  pc_gdk_extra_libs += ['-framework Cocoa', '-framework Carbon']
-endif
-
 extra_demo_ldflags = []
 if win32_enabled
-  pc_gdk_extra_libs += ['-lgdi32', '-limm32', '-lshell32', '-lole32']
   if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
     # Since the demo programs are now built as pure GUI programs, we
     # need to pass in /entry:mainCRTStartup so that they will properly
     # link on Visual Studio builds
     extra_demo_ldflags = ['/entry:mainCRTStartup']
-  else
-    pc_gdk_extra_libs += ['-Wl,-luuid']
   endif
-  pc_gdk_extra_libs += ['-lwinmm', '-ldwmapi', '-lsetupapi', '-lcfgmgr32', '-lhid']
 
   # Check whether libepoxy is built with EGL support on Windows
 endif
@@ -841,16 +826,7 @@ gsk_private_packages = [] # all already in gdk_private_packages
 pangoft2_pkgs = (wayland_enabled or x11_enabled) ? ['pangoft2'] : []
 gtk_private_packages = pangoft2_pkgs
 
-gdk_extra_libs = pc_gdk_extra_libs
-gsk_extra_libs = []
-gtk_extra_libs = []
-
-gdk_extra_cflags = []
-gsk_extra_cflags = []
-gtk_extra_cflags = []
-
-pkgs = [ 'gtk4' ]
-
+pkgs = []
 pkg_targets = []
 display_backends = []
 foreach backend: [ 'broadway', 'macos', 'wayland', 'win32', 'x11', ]
@@ -867,18 +843,23 @@ common_pc_variables = [
   'gtk_host=@0@-@1@'.format(host_machine.cpu_family(), host_machine.system()), # FIXME
 ]
 
+pkg_config.generate(libgtk,
+  filebase: 'gtk4',
+  unescaped_variables: common_pc_variables,
+  name: 'GTK',
+  description: 'GTK Graphical UI Library',
+  requires: gdk_packages + gsk_packages + gtk_packages,
+  subdirs: ['gtk-@0@'.format(gtk_api_version)],
+)
+meson.override_dependency('gtk4', libgtk_dep)
+
 foreach pkg: pkgs
   pkg_config.generate(
     filebase: pkg,
     unescaped_variables: common_pc_variables,
     name: 'GTK',
     description: 'GTK Graphical UI Library',
-    requires: gdk_packages + gsk_packages + gtk_packages,
-    requires_private: gdk_private_packages + gsk_private_packages + gtk_private_packages,
-    libraries: ['-L${libdir}', '-lgtk-4'],
-    libraries_private: gdk_extra_libs + gsk_extra_libs + gtk_extra_libs,
-    subdirs: ['gtk-@0@'.format(gtk_api_version)],
-    extra_cflags: gdk_extra_cflags + gsk_extra_cflags + gtk_extra_cflags,
+    requires: 'gtk4',
   )
   meson.override_dependency(pkg, libgtk_dep)
 endforeach
@@ -889,10 +870,10 @@ if os_unix
     unescaped_variables: common_pc_variables,
     name: 'GTK',
     description: 'GTK Unix print support',
-    requires: ['gtk4'] + gtk_packages,
-    libraries: [],
+    requires: 'gtk4',
     subdirs: ['gtk-@0@/unix-print'.format(gtk_api_version)],
   )
+  meson.override_dependency('gtk4-unix-print', libgtk_dep)
 endif
 
 subdir('po')