diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 90678f8d50..68fb8ec065 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ gtk_library_version = '1.@0@.@1@'.format(gtk_binary_age - gtk_interface_age, gtk
 
 gtk_api_version = '4.0'
 
+module_suffix = []
+# GModule requires file extension to be .so, not .dylib on Mac.
+# https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/520
+if ['darwin', 'ios'].contains(host_machine.system())
+  module_suffix = 'so'
+endif
+
 x11_enabled      = get_option('x11-backend')
 wayland_enabled  = get_option('wayland-backend')
 broadway_enabled = get_option('broadway-backend')
diff --git a/modules/media/meson.build b/modules/media/meson.build
index aa5c0280e6..154390e7fe 100644
--- a/modules/media/meson.build
+++ b/modules/media/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if ffmpeg_found
     sources: 'gtkffmediafile.c',
     c_args: extra_c_args,
     dependencies: [ libgtk_dep, ffmpeg_deps ],
+    name_suffix: module_suffix,
     install_dir: media_install_dir,
     install: true,
   )
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ if gstplayer_dep.found() and gstgl_dep.found()
     ],
     c_args: extra_c_args,
     dependencies: [ libm, libgtk_dep, gstplayer_dep, gstgl_dep ],
+    name_suffix: module_suffix,
     install_dir: media_install_dir,
     install: true,
   )
diff --git a/modules/printbackends/meson.build b/modules/printbackends/meson.build
index 64d8a41974..fa55d60e3b 100644
--- a/modules/printbackends/meson.build
+++ b/modules/printbackends/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if cups_dep.found()
     ],
     c_args: printbackends_args,
     dependencies: [libgtk_dep, cups_dep, colord_dep],
+    name_suffix: module_suffix,
     install_dir: printbackends_install_dir,
     install: true,
   )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ else
     sources: 'gtkprintbackendlpr.c',
     c_args: printbackends_args,
     dependencies: libgtk_dep,
+    name_suffix: module_suffix,
     install_dir: printbackends_install_dir,
     install: true,
   )
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ if rest_dep.found() and json_glib_dep.found()
     ],
     c_args: printbackends_args,
     dependencies: [ libgtk_dep, rest_dep, json_glib_dep ],
+    name_suffix: module_suffix,
     install_dir: printbackends_install_dir,
     install: true)
 endif
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ shared_module('printbackend-file',
   sources: 'gtkprintbackendfile.c',
   c_args: printbackends_args,
   dependencies: libgtk_dep,
+  name_suffix: module_suffix,
   install_dir: printbackends_install_dir,
   install: true,
 )