diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index 0988dbf2fc..f9afe7208c 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -216,6 +216,5 @@ libgdk = static_library('gdk',
 # "public" libgtk_dep used by internal executables.
 libgdk_dep = declare_dependency(
   sources: ['gdk.h', gdkconfig, gdkenum_h],
-  depends: gdk_sources,
   include_directories: [confinc, xinc, wlinc],
   dependencies: gdk_deps)
diff --git a/gsk/meson.build b/gsk/meson.build
index ace74aadd0..d96c496803 100644
--- a/gsk/meson.build
+++ b/gsk/meson.build
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ libgsk = static_library('gsk',
 # We don't have link_with: to internal static libs here on purpose, just
 # list the dependencies and generated headers and such, for use in the
 # "public" libgtk_dep used by internal executables.
-libgsk_dep = declare_dependency(depends: gsk_sources,
-                                include_directories: [ confinc, ],
+libgsk_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: [ confinc, ],
                                 sources: [ gskenum_h, gskresources, ],
                                 dependencies: libgdk_dep)