diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 29b7fd390c..c97825998d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     link_depends += manifest_file
 endif
 
-aegisub = executable('aegisub', aegisub_src, version_h, resrc, aegisub_order_dep,
+aegisub = executable('aegisub', aegisub_src, version_h, libresrc_headers, aegisub_order_dep,
                      c_args: aegisub_defines,
                      cpp_args: aegisub_defines,
                      link_with: [libresrc, libaegisub],
diff --git a/src/libresrc/meson.build b/src/libresrc/meson.build
index 3b9c4563cd..0ff255f435 100644
--- a/src/libresrc/meson.build
+++ b/src/libresrc/meson.build
@@ -100,4 +100,6 @@ resrc += custom_target('default_config.{cpp,h}',
 
 
 libresrc_inc = include_directories('.')
+# Only the generated headers; libresrc compiles the generated sources
+libresrc_headers = [resrc[0][1], resrc[1][1]]
 libresrc = static_library('resrc', 'libresrc.cpp', resrc, dependencies: deps)