diff --git a/Tests/meson.build b/Tests/meson.build
index 5bf0361139..70e59e37f0 100644
--- a/Tests/meson.build
+++ b/Tests/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if nunit_console.found()
                 # 'PipelineTests',
                 'SdpTests'
                 ]
-            lib = library(test, test + '.cs', 'TestBase.cs',
+            lib = shared_library(test, test + '.cs', 'TestBase.cs',
                         cs_args: ['-nowarn:169', '-nowarn:108', '-nowarn:114'],
                         dependencies: [gst_sharp_dep, nunit_dep])
             test(test, nunit_console, args: [lib.full_path()], env: testsenv)
diff --git a/ges/meson.build b/ges/meson.build
index b7a70acadb..092b72d8b7 100644
--- a/ges/meson.build
+++ b/ges/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata  = files(pkg + '.metadata')
 
 subdir('generated')
 
-ges_sharp = library(pkg + '-sharp', ges_generate_files,
+ges_sharp = shared_library(pkg + '-sharp', ges_generate_files,
         cs_args: ['-nowarn:169', '-nowarn:108', '-nowarn:114', '-unsafe'],
         link_with: gst_sharp,
         dependencies: [glib_sharp_dep, gio_sharp_dep])
diff --git a/sources/meson.build b/sources/meson.build
index 43149d4f3d..2eea17268a 100644
--- a/sources/meson.build
+++ b/sources/meson.build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sources = [
 
 subdir('generated')
 
-gst_sharp = library('gstreamer-sharp', gst_generate_files, sources,
+gst_sharp = shared_library('gstreamer-sharp', gst_generate_files, sources,
         cs_args: ['-nowarn:169', '-nowarn:108', '-nowarn:114', '-unsafe'],
         dependencies: [glib_sharp_dep, gio_sharp_dep])