diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6c55635..90ce161 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -63,11 +63,16 @@
 thresholds_a = static_library(
     'thresholds_a',
     'src/Thresholds.cpp',
-    dependencies: [ sdbusplus ],
+    dependencies: [ sdbusplus, nlohmann_json ],
     implicit_include_directories: false,
     include_directories: 'include',
 )
 
+thresholds_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: [ thresholds_a ],
+    dependencies: [ nlohmann_json ],
+)
+
 utils_a = static_library(
     'utils_a',
     ['src/Utils.cpp', 'src/SensorPaths.cpp'],
@@ -76,14 +81,24 @@
     include_directories: 'include',
 )
 
+utils_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: [ utils_a ],
+    dependencies: [ sdbusplus ],
+)
+
 pwmsensor_a = static_library(
     'pwmsensor_a',
     'src/PwmSensor.cpp',
-    dependencies: [ sdbusplus ],
+    dependencies: [ sdbusplus, thresholds_dep ],
     implicit_include_directories: false,
     include_directories: 'include',
 )
 
+pwmsensor_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: [ pwmsensor_a ],
+    dependencies: [ sdbusplus, thresholds_dep ],
+)
+
 subdir('include')
 subdir('service_files')
 subdir('src')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index c1f77ca..9b6def6 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
         dependencies: [
             gpiodcxx,
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -30,16 +28,14 @@
         dependencies: [
             gpiodcxx,
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: [
             '../include'
         ] + peci_incdirs,
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -49,14 +45,12 @@
         'ExitAirTempSensor.cpp',
         dependencies: [
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -67,16 +61,14 @@
         'TachSensor.cpp',
         'PwmSensor.cpp',
         dependencies: [
+            gpiodcxx,
             sdbusplus,
-            gpiodcxx
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -87,14 +79,12 @@
         'HwmonTempSensor.cpp',
         dependencies: [
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -104,16 +94,14 @@
         'ChassisIntrusionSensor.cpp',
         'IntrusionSensorMain.cpp',
         dependencies: [
+            gpiodcxx,
             i2c,
             sdbusplus,
-            gpiodcxx,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -123,14 +111,12 @@
         'IpmbSensor.cpp',
         dependencies: [
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -141,14 +127,12 @@
         dependencies: [
             i2c,
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            utils_a,
-            thresholds_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -161,16 +145,14 @@
         'NVMeMCTPContext.cpp',
         dependencies: [
             i2c,
-            sdbusplus,
             mctp,
-	],
+            sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
+	    ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            utils_a,
-            thresholds_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -181,16 +163,14 @@
         'PSUSensor.cpp',
         'PSUSensorMain.cpp',
         dependencies: [
+            pwmsensor_dep,
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            pwmsensor_a,
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif
 
@@ -201,13 +181,11 @@
         'ExternalSensorMain.cpp',
         dependencies: [
             sdbusplus,
+            thresholds_dep,
+            utils_dep,
         ],
         implicit_include_directories: false,
         include_directories: '../include',
         install: true,
-        link_with: [
-            thresholds_a,
-            utils_a,
-        ],
     )
 endif