diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 06ed4a64..71b1a75a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ shared_library(
   native : true,
   include_directories : include_dir,
   dependencies : [
+    configuration_dep,
+
     boost_dep,
     with_32bit_libraries
       ? boost_filesystem_32bit_dep
@@ -292,6 +294,8 @@ if with_vst3
     native : true,
     include_directories : include_dir,
     dependencies : [
+      configuration_dep,
+
       boost_dep,
       with_32bit_libraries
         ? boost_filesystem_32bit_dep
diff --git a/src/common/config/meson.build b/src/common/config/meson.build
index ad6cf081..106dcfd9 100644
--- a/src/common/config/meson.build
+++ b/src/common/config/meson.build
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ version_header = vcs_tag(
   output : 'version.h',
   replace_string : '@VCS_VERSION@'
 )
+
+configuration_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories : include_directories('.'),
+  sources : [config_header, version_header],
+)
diff --git a/src/plugin/meson.build b/src/plugin/meson.build
index 2fb168f2..efe1a25d 100644
--- a/src/plugin/meson.build
+++ b/src/plugin/meson.build
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ vst2_plugin_sources = files(
   'host-process.cpp',
   'utils.cpp',
   'vst2-plugin.cpp',
-) + [
-  config_header,
-  version_header,
-]
+)
 
 vst3_plugin_sources = files(
   '../common/communication/common.cpp',
@@ -91,7 +88,4 @@ vst3_plugin_sources = files(
   'host-process.cpp',
   'utils.cpp',
   'vst3-plugin.cpp',
-) + [
-  config_header,
-  version_header,
-]
+)
diff --git a/src/wine-host/meson.build b/src/wine-host/meson.build
index c62c431d..d63d4db0 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/meson.build
+++ b/src/wine-host/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 # doesn't have a way to customize that yet.
 if is_64bit_system
   host_64bit_deps = [
+    configuration_dep,
+
     boost_dep,
     boost_filesystem_64bit_dep,
     bitsery_dep,
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ if with_bitbridge
   message('Bitbridge enabled, configuring a 32-bit host application')
 
   host_32bit_deps = [
+    configuration_dep,
+
     boost_dep,
     boost_filesystem_32bit_dep,
     bitsery_dep,
@@ -136,17 +140,11 @@ endif
 # These will be linked against a static library made from `host_common_sources`
 individual_host_sources = files(
   'individual-host.cpp',
-) + [
-  config_header,
-  version_header,
-]
+)
 group_host_sources = files(
   'bridges/group.cpp',
   'group-host.cpp',
-) + [
-  config_header,
-  version_header,
-]
+)
 
 if is_64bit_system
   host_common_64bit = static_library(