diff --git a/src/console/meson.build b/src/console/meson.build
index 8ff47716..7cd7d26e 100644
--- a/src/console/meson.build
+++ b/src/console/meson.build
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ geary_console_dependencies = [
 geary_console = executable('geary-console',
   geary_console_sources,
   dependencies: geary_console_dependencies,
+  include_directories: config_h_dir,
+  vala_args: geary_vala_options,
+  c_args: geary_c_options,
 )
diff --git a/src/mailer/meson.build b/src/mailer/meson.build
index c6e604f7..d23308c2 100644
--- a/src/mailer/meson.build
+++ b/src/mailer/meson.build
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ geary_mailer_dependencies = [
 geary_mailer = executable('geary-mailer',
   geary_mailer_sources,
   dependencies: geary_mailer_dependencies,
+  include_directories: config_h_dir,
+  vala_args: geary_vala_options,
+  c_args: geary_c_options,
 )