diff --git a/src/bin/edje/meson.build b/src/bin/edje/meson.build
index 5ba05d7c63..f33193d655 100644
--- a/src/bin/edje/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/edje/meson.build
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else
     env = find_program('env', native: true)
     edje_cc_exe = [env, 'EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1', edje_cc.full_path()]
   endif
-  edje_depends = [edje_cc, epp]
+  edje_depends = [edje_cc, epp, evas_engine_buffer_mod]
 endif
 
 edje_decc_src = [
diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/buffer/meson.build b/src/modules/evas/engines/buffer/meson.build
index 6bf791f150..ef42fd41bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/buffer/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/buffer/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ install_headers('Evas_Engine_Buffer.h',
 )
 
 if get_option('evas-modules') == 'shared'
-  shared_module(mod_full_name, engine_src,
+  evas_engine_buffer_mod = shared_module(mod_full_name, engine_src,
         include_directories : config_dir + [engine_include_dir],
         dependencies : [eina, evas] + engine_deps,
         install : true,
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ if get_option('evas-modules') == 'shared'
         name_suffix : sys_mod_extension
       )
       module_files += join_paths(mod_install_dir, 'lib'+mod_full_name + '.' + sys_mod_extension)
+else
+  evas_engine_buffer_mod = []
 endif