diff --git a/amdgpu/meson.build b/amdgpu/meson.build
index d5c5f397..3301a10e 100644
--- a/amdgpu/meson.build
+++ b/amdgpu/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 datadir_amdgpu = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'libdrm')
 
-libdrm_amdgpu = shared_library(
+libdrm_amdgpu = library(
   'drm_amdgpu',
   [
     files(
diff --git a/etnaviv/meson.build b/etnaviv/meson.build
index 6040cf63..8b82ed07 100644
--- a/etnaviv/meson.build
+++ b/etnaviv/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 
-libdrm_etnaviv = shared_library(
+libdrm_etnaviv = library(
   'drm_etnaviv',
   [
     files(
diff --git a/exynos/meson.build b/exynos/meson.build
index 40d66fc1..7d1edfea 100644
--- a/exynos/meson.build
+++ b/exynos/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-libdrm_exynos = shared_library(
+libdrm_exynos = library(
   'drm_exynos',
   [files('exynos_drm.c', 'exynos_fimg2d.c'), config_file],
   c_args : libdrm_c_args,
diff --git a/freedreno/meson.build b/freedreno/meson.build
index 63b84fc9..49e66593 100644
--- a/freedreno/meson.build
+++ b/freedreno/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if with_freedreno_kgsl
   )
 endif
 
-libdrm_freedreno = shared_library(
+libdrm_freedreno = library(
   'drm_freedreno',
   [files_freedreno, config_file],
   c_args : libdrm_c_args,
diff --git a/intel/meson.build b/intel/meson.build
index 4d3f1ebd..5fa06c28 100644
--- a/intel/meson.build
+++ b/intel/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-libdrm_intel = shared_library(
+libdrm_intel = library(
   'drm_intel',
   [
     files(
diff --git a/libkms/meson.build b/libkms/meson.build
index 216be4df..8d17bb2e 100644
--- a/libkms/meson.build
+++ b/libkms/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if with_exynos
   libkms_include += include_directories('../exynos')
 endif
 
-libkms = shared_library(
+libkms = library(
   'kms',
   [files_libkms, config_file],
   c_args : libdrm_c_args,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 07d2e086..5922fb61 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ add_project_arguments('-include', '@0@'.format(config_file), language : 'c')
 inc_root = include_directories('.')
 inc_drm = include_directories('include/drm')
 
-libdrm = shared_library(
+libdrm = library(
   'drm',
   [files(
      'xf86drm.c', 'xf86drmHash.c', 'xf86drmRandom.c', 'xf86drmSL.c',
diff --git a/nouveau/meson.build b/nouveau/meson.build
index 9bd58fca..af45336c 100644
--- a/nouveau/meson.build
+++ b/nouveau/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 
-libdrm_nouveau = shared_library(
+libdrm_nouveau = library(
   'drm_nouveau',
   [files( 'nouveau.c', 'pushbuf.c', 'bufctx.c', 'abi16.c'), config_file],
   c_args : libdrm_c_args,
diff --git a/omap/meson.build b/omap/meson.build
index 53330b61..bfd59f05 100644
--- a/omap/meson.build
+++ b/omap/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-libdrm_omap = shared_library(
+libdrm_omap = library(
   'drm_omap',
   [files('omap_drm.c'), config_file],
   include_directories : [inc_root, inc_drm],
diff --git a/radeon/meson.build b/radeon/meson.build
index ca128329..31fe9cd0 100644
--- a/radeon/meson.build
+++ b/radeon/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 
-libdrm_radeon = shared_library(
+libdrm_radeon = library(
   'drm_radeon',
   [
     files(
diff --git a/tegra/meson.build b/tegra/meson.build
index 88613b9c..edddf72b 100644
--- a/tegra/meson.build
+++ b/tegra/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-libdrm_tegra = shared_library(
+libdrm_tegra = library(
   'drm_tegra',
   [files('tegra.c'), config_file],
   include_directories : [inc_root, inc_drm],