diff --git a/clutter/clutter/meson.build b/clutter/clutter/meson.build
index 99124a895..d4458fd5c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/meson.build
+++ b/clutter/clutter/meson.build
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ if have_fonts
 endif
 
 libmutter_clutter_name = 'mutter-clutter-' + libmutter_api_version
-libmutter_clutter = shared_library(libmutter_clutter_name,
+libmutter_clutter = library(libmutter_clutter_name,
   sources: sources,
   version: '0.0.0',
   soversion: 0,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index 04061670d..47cf2dccf 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ cogl_headers_all = [
 ]
 
 libmutter_cogl_name = 'mutter-cogl-' + libmutter_api_version
-libmutter_cogl = shared_library(libmutter_cogl_name,
+libmutter_cogl = library(libmutter_cogl_name,
   sources: [cogl_sources, cogl_headers_all],
   version: '0.0.0',
   soversion: 0,
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
index 005560c6f..3177d7850 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/meson.build
+++ b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mtk_private_headers = [
 
 
 libmutter_mtk_name = 'mutter-mtk-' + libmutter_api_version
-libmutter_mtk = shared_library(libmutter_mtk_name,
+libmutter_mtk = library(libmutter_mtk_name,
   sources: [
     mtk_sources,
     mtk_headers,
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 43017804e..bbc86dcaf 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ endforeach
 
 subdir('third_party')
 
-libmutter = shared_library(libmutter_name,
+libmutter = library(libmutter_name,
   mutter_sources,
   mutter_built_sources,
   version: '0.0.0',