diff --git a/src/core/initrd/meson.build b/src/core/initrd/meson.build
index 2057edc5c..b2b23acad 100644
--- a/src/core/initrd/meson.build
+++ b/src/core/initrd/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ executable(
   link_with: [
     libNetworkManagerBase,
     libnmi_core,
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_core_impl,
     libnm_platform,
     libnm_base,
diff --git a/src/core/meson.build b/src/core/meson.build
index 0c66ce118..25ce29f1c 100644
--- a/src/core/meson.build
+++ b/src/core/meson.build
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ executable(
   ],
   link_with: [
     libNetworkManagerBase,
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_core_impl,
     libnm_systemd_core,
     libnm_platform,
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ if enable_tests
     dependencies: core_default_dep,
     link_with: [
       libNetworkManagerTest,
+      libnm_core_aux_intern,
       libnm_core_impl,
       libnm_platform,
       libnm_base,
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ NetworkManager_all_sym = executable(
   link_whole: [
     libNetworkManager,
     libNetworkManagerBase,
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_core_impl,
     libnm_platform,
     libnm_base,
@@ -335,6 +338,7 @@ NetworkManager = executable(
   link_with: [
     libNetworkManager,
     libNetworkManagerBase,
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_core_impl,
     libnm_platform,
     libnm_base,
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
index d867b2b13..7b03e0096 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ libnm = shared_library(
   ],
   link_whole: [
     libnm_client_impl,
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_core_impl,
     libnm_base,
     libnm_udev_aux,
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
index e8c2cb797..213de05b1 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ foreach test_unit: test_units
     link_with: [
       libnm_client_impl,
       libnm_client_test,
+      libnm_core_aux_intern,
       libnm_core_impl,
       libnm_base,
       libnm_udev_aux,
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
index b9f4c7433..b1a08962f 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
@@ -114,6 +114,5 @@ libnm_core_impl = static_library(
   ],
   link_with: [
     libnm_crypto,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern,
   ],
 )
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/meson.build b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/meson.build
index bcf39e617..afc2898fc 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ foreach test_unit: test_units
       libnm_core_public_dep,
     ],
     link_with: [
+      libnm_core_aux_intern,
       libnm_core_impl,
       libnm_base,
       libnm_log_null,