diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cbb22f60d1..79d123c50e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4081,27 +4081,19 @@ common_ss.add(qom, qemuutil)
 common_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY', if_true: [system_ss])
 common_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_USER_ONLY', if_true: user_ss)
 
-libuser_ss = libuser_ss.apply({})
 libuser = static_library('user',
-                         libuser_ss.sources() + genh,
+                         libuser_ss.all_sources() + genh,
                          c_args: ['-DCONFIG_USER_ONLY',
                                   '-DCOMPILING_SYSTEM_VS_USER'],
-                         dependencies: libuser_ss.dependencies(),
+                         dependencies: libuser_ss.all_dependencies(),
                          build_by_default: false)
-libuser = declare_dependency(objects: libuser.extract_all_objects(recursive: false),
-                             dependencies: libuser_ss.dependencies())
-common_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_USER_ONLY', if_true: libuser)
 
-libsystem_ss = libsystem_ss.apply({})
 libsystem = static_library('system',
-                           libsystem_ss.sources() + genh,
+                           libsystem_ss.all_sources() + genh,
                            c_args: ['-DCONFIG_SOFTMMU',
                                     '-DCOMPILING_SYSTEM_VS_USER'],
-                           dependencies: libsystem_ss.dependencies(),
+                           dependencies: libsystem_ss.all_dependencies(),
                            build_by_default: false)
-libsystem = declare_dependency(objects: libsystem.extract_all_objects(recursive: false),
-                               dependencies: libsystem_ss.dependencies())
-common_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY', if_true: libsystem)
 
 # Note that this library is never used directly (only through extract_objects)
 # and is not built by default; therefore, source files not used by the build
@@ -4343,6 +4335,16 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
     objects += lib.extract_objects(src.sources())
     arch_deps += src.dependencies()
   endif
+  if target_type == 'system'
+    src = libsystem_ss.apply(config_target, strict: false)
+    objects += libsystem.extract_objects(src.sources())
+    arch_deps += src.dependencies()
+  endif
+  if target_type == 'user'
+    src = libuser_ss.apply(config_target, strict: false)
+    objects += libuser.extract_objects(src.sources())
+    arch_deps += src.dependencies()
+  endif
   if target_type == 'system' and target_base_arch in hw_common_arch_libs
     src = hw_common_arch[target_base_arch].apply(config_target, strict: false)
     lib = hw_common_arch_libs[target_base_arch]