diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad2053f968..cbb22f60d1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3242,6 +3242,7 @@ config_devices_mak_list = []
 config_devices_h = {}
 config_target_h = {}
 config_target_mak = {}
+config_base_arch_mak = {}
 
 disassemblers = {
   'alpha' : ['CONFIG_ALPHA_DIS'],
@@ -3433,6 +3434,11 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
     config_all_devices += config_devices
   endif
   config_target_mak += {target: config_target}
+
+  # build a merged config for all targets with the same TARGET_BASE_ARCH
+  target_base_arch = config_target['TARGET_BASE_ARCH']
+  config_base_arch = config_base_arch_mak.get(target_base_arch, {}) + config_target
+  config_base_arch_mak += {target_base_arch: config_base_arch}
 endforeach
 target_dirs = actual_target_dirs
 
@@ -4111,57 +4117,56 @@ common_all = static_library('common',
 hw_common_arch_libs = {}
 target_common_arch_libs = {}
 target_common_system_arch_libs = {}
-foreach target : target_dirs
+foreach target_base_arch, config_base_arch : config_base_arch_mak
   config_target = config_target_mak[target]
-  target_base_arch = config_target['TARGET_BASE_ARCH']
   target_inc = [include_directories('target' / target_base_arch)]
   inc = [common_user_inc + target_inc]
 
+  target_common = common_ss.apply(config_target, strict: false)
+  common_deps = []
+  foreach dep: target_common.dependencies()
+    common_deps += dep.partial_dependency(compile_args: true, includes: true)
+  endforeach
+
   # prevent common code to access cpu compile time definition,
   # but still allow access to cpu.h
   target_c_args = ['-DCPU_DEFS_H']
   target_system_c_args = target_c_args + ['-DCOMPILING_SYSTEM_VS_USER', '-DCONFIG_SOFTMMU']
 
   if target_base_arch in hw_common_arch
-    if target_base_arch not in hw_common_arch_libs
-      src = hw_common_arch[target_base_arch]
-      lib = static_library(
-        'hw_' + target_base_arch,
-        build_by_default: false,
-        sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
-        include_directories: inc,
-        c_args: target_system_c_args,
-        dependencies: src.all_dependencies())
-      hw_common_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
-    endif
+    src = hw_common_arch[target_base_arch]
+    lib = static_library(
+      'hw_' + target_base_arch,
+      build_by_default: false,
+      sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
+      include_directories: inc,
+      c_args: target_system_c_args,
+      dependencies: src.all_dependencies() + common_deps)
+    hw_common_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
   endif
 
   if target_base_arch in target_common_arch
-    if target_base_arch not in target_common_arch_libs
-      src = target_common_arch[target_base_arch]
-      lib = static_library(
-        'target_' + target_base_arch,
-        build_by_default: false,
-        sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
-        include_directories: inc,
-        c_args: target_c_args,
-        dependencies: src.all_dependencies())
-      target_common_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
-    endif
+    src = target_common_arch[target_base_arch]
+    lib = static_library(
+      'target_' + target_base_arch,
+      build_by_default: false,
+      sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
+      include_directories: inc,
+      c_args: target_c_args,
+      dependencies: src.all_dependencies() + common_deps)
+    target_common_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
   endif
 
   if target_base_arch in target_common_system_arch
-    if target_base_arch not in target_common_system_arch_libs
-      src = target_common_system_arch[target_base_arch]
-      lib = static_library(
-        'target_system_' + target_base_arch,
-        build_by_default: false,
-        sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
-        include_directories: inc,
-        c_args: target_system_c_args,
-        dependencies: src.all_dependencies())
-      target_common_system_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
-    endif
+    src = target_common_system_arch[target_base_arch]
+    lib = static_library(
+      'target_system_' + target_base_arch,
+      build_by_default: false,
+      sources: src.all_sources() + genh,
+      include_directories: inc,
+      c_args: target_system_c_args,
+      dependencies: src.all_dependencies() + common_deps)
+    target_common_system_arch_libs += {target_base_arch: lib}
   endif
 endforeach