--- a/libappstream-builder/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/libappstream-builder/plugins/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     gdkpixbuf,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     gdkpixbuf,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
     gdkpixbuf,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@
     gdkpixbuf,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@
     gdkpixbuf,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
     json_glib,
   ],
   c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+  link_with: asglib,
   name_suffix: name_suffix,
   install : true,
   install_dir : plugindir,
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@
       fontconfig,
     ],
     c_args : asb_plugins_cargs,
+    link_with: asglib,
     name_suffix: name_suffix,
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugindir,