diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/analytics/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/analytics/meson.build
index a2886e28f7..7fdbdd674c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/analytics/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/analytics/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ gstanalytics = library('gstanalytics-' + api_version,
   install : true,
   dependencies : [gstbase_dep, gstvideo_dep])
 
-gst_libraries += [[pkg_name, {'lib': gstanalytics}]]
 pkgconfig.generate(gstanalytics,
   libraries : [gst_dep, gstbase_dep],
   variables : pkgconfig_variables,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ pkgconfig.generate(gstanalytics,
 )
 gen_sources = []
 
+library_def = {'lib': gstanalytics}
 if build_gir
   gir = {
     'sources' : analytics_sources + analytics_headers,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/meson.build
index ebc5c337bc..3ce05a40b5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mse/meson.build
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ gstmse = library('gstmse-' + api_version,
 )
 
 pkg_name = 'gstreamer-mse-' + api_version
-gst_libraries += [[pkg_name, {'lib': gstmse}]]
 pkgconfig.generate(gstmse,
   libraries : [gst_dep],
   variables : pkgconfig_variables,