diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
index 5f3d85735af..81c8d65dca1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ endif
 
 libglcpp = static_library(
   'glcpp',
-  [glcpp_lex, glcpp_parse, files('glcpp.h', 'pp.c',
-                                 'pp_standalone_scaffolding.c')],
+  [glcpp_lex, glcpp_parse, files('glcpp.h', 'pp.c')],
   dependencies : idep_mesautil,
   include_directories : [inc_common],
   c_args : [c_vis_args, no_override_init_args, c_msvc_compat_args, _extra_args],
@@ -56,12 +55,22 @@ libglcpp = static_library(
   build_by_default : false,
 )
 
+libglcpp_standalone = static_library(
+  'glcpp_standalone',
+  'pp_standalone_scaffolding.c',
+  link_with : libglcpp,
+  include_directories : [inc_common],
+  c_args : [c_vis_args, no_override_init_args, c_msvc_compat_args, _extra_args],
+  cpp_args : [cpp_vis_args, cpp_msvc_compat_args, _extra_args],
+  build_by_default : false,
+)
+
 glcpp = executable(
   'glcpp',
   'glcpp.c',
   dependencies : [dep_m, idep_getopt],
   include_directories : [inc_common],
-  link_with : [libglcpp, libglsl_util],
+  link_with : [libglcpp_standalone, libglsl_util],
   c_args : [c_vis_args, no_override_init_args, c_msvc_compat_args],
   build_by_default : false,
 )
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
index ea3e7beaa0c..3f03d27511d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ libglsl_standalone = static_library(
   c_args : [c_vis_args, c_msvc_compat_args, no_override_init_args],
   cpp_args : [cpp_vis_args, cpp_msvc_compat_args],
   include_directories : [inc_common],
-  link_with : [libglsl, libglsl_util],
+  link_with : [libglsl, libglsl_util, libglcpp_standalone],
   dependencies : [idep_mesautil, idep_getopt],
   build_by_default : false,
 )