diff --git a/src/mixer/meson.build b/src/mixer/meson.build
index 2227c8d45..0a32c2983 100644
--- a/src/mixer/meson.build
+++ b/src/mixer/meson.build
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
-mixer_api_dep = declare_dependency()
+mixer_api = static_library(
+  'mixer_api',
+  'Mixer.cxx',
+  'Control.cxx',
+  include_directories: inc,
+  dependencies: [
+    thread_dep,
+  ],
+)
+
+mixer_api_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with: mixer_api,
+  dependencies: [
+    thread_dep,
+  ],
+)
 
 subdir('plugins')
 
 mixer_glue = static_library(
   'mixer_glue',
-  'Mixer.cxx',
-  'Control.cxx',
   'Type.cxx',
   'All.cxx',
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
+    mixer_api_dep,
     log_dep,
   ],
 )
diff --git a/src/mixer/plugins/meson.build b/src/mixer/plugins/meson.build
index 153e67bde..a482b141f 100644
--- a/src/mixer/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/src/mixer/plugins/meson.build
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ mixer_plugins = static_library(
   mixer_plugins_sources,
   include_directories: inc,
   dependencies: [
+    mixer_api_dep,
     alsa_dep,
     pulse_dep,
     libsndio_dep,
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 8433ee069..8970d2e7f 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ if alsa_dep.found()
     'read_mixer.cxx',
     include_directories: inc,
     dependencies: [
-      mixer_glue_dep,
+      mixer_plugins_dep,
     ],
   )
 endif