diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
index bdfd435a8..33d9e17a6 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store'),
   dependency('nix-store-test-support'),
   dependency('nix-expr'),
+  dependency('nix-expr-c'),
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix b/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
index bcf6118e0..7e92d145f 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 , nix-store-test-support
 , nix-expr
+, nix-expr-c
 
 , rapidcheck
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     nix-store-test-support
     nix-expr
+    nix-expr-c
     rapidcheck
   ];
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
index f8308e7bb..1f230914f 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
   dependency('nix-util-test-support'),
   dependency('nix-store'),
+  dependency('nix-store-c'),
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix b/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
index 48f8b5e6b..2543049fe 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 , nix-util-test-support
 , nix-store
+, nix-store-c
 
 , rapidcheck
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     nix-util-test-support
     nix-store
+    nix-store-c
     rapidcheck
   ];
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
index fa1df7320..4afed01ca 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
+  dependency('nix-util-c'),
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix b/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
index 2525e1602..c403e762c 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , mkMesonLibrary
 
 , nix-util
+, nix-util-c
 
 , rapidcheck
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     nix-util
+    nix-util-c
     rapidcheck
   ];