diff --git a/lix/libcmd/meson.build b/lix/libcmd/meson.build
index 30d1f4f73..637f5eff1 100644
--- a/lix/libcmd/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libcmd/meson.build
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ liblixcmd = declare_dependency(
   include_directories : include_directories('../..'),
   link_with : libcmd,
 )
+meson.override_dependency('lix-cmd', liblixcmd)
 
 # FIXME: not using the pkg-config module because it creates way too many deps
 # while meson migration is in progress, and we want to not include boost here
diff --git a/lix/libexpr/meson.build b/lix/libexpr/meson.build
index 35f8432a0..e2f785a5b 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ if is_static
 else
   liblixexpr_mstatic = liblixexpr
 endif
+meson.override_dependency('lix-expr', liblixexpr_mstatic)
 
 # FIXME: not using the pkg-config module because it creates way too many deps
 # while meson migration is in progress, and we want to not include boost here
diff --git a/lix/libfetchers/meson.build b/lix/libfetchers/meson.build
index 980da8a2b..95c110736 100644
--- a/lix/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -95,3 +95,4 @@ if is_static
 else
   liblixfetchers_mstatic = liblixfetchers
 endif
+meson.override_dependency('lix-fetchers', liblixfetchers_mstatic)
diff --git a/lix/libmain/meson.build b/lix/libmain/meson.build
index c71607983..8757d98f3 100644
--- a/lix/libmain/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libmain/meson.build
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ liblixmain = declare_dependency(
   include_directories : include_directories('../..'),
   link_with : libmain,
 )
+meson.override_dependency('lix-main', liblixmain)
 
 # FIXME: not using the pkg-config module because it creates way too many deps
 # while meson migration is in progress, and we want to not include boost here
diff --git a/lix/libstore/meson.build b/lix/libstore/meson.build
index 00ed7f576..fa3d206c2 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libstore/meson.build
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ if is_static
 else
   liblixstore_mstatic = liblixstore
 endif
+meson.override_dependency('lix-store', liblixstore_mstatic)
 
 # FIXME: not using the pkg-config module because it creates way too many deps
 # while meson migration is in progress, and we want to not include boost here
diff --git a/lix/libutil/meson.build b/lix/libutil/meson.build
index 5154f1ae2..d27eb3e6e 100644
--- a/lix/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/lix/libutil/meson.build
@@ -344,3 +344,4 @@ if is_static
 else
   liblixutil_mstatic = liblixutil
 endif
+meson.override_dependency('lix-util', liblixutil_mstatic)