diff --git a/src/lib/evas/meson.build b/src/lib/evas/meson.build
index d923cee0df..d9f88afa42 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/evas/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ evas_vg_savers_file = ['eet', 'svg']
 
 rel_evas_modules = join_paths('..', '..', '..', 'modules', 'evas', 'engines', 'software_generic')
 evas_deps = [eo, eet, eina, efl, emile, ector, ecore, draw, buildsystem]
-evas_ext_deps = [buildsystem_simple, intl, m, draw_simple, valgrind, libunibreak, lua, vg_common]
+evas_ext_deps = []
+evas_ext_none_static_deps = [buildsystem_simple, intl, m, draw_simple, valgrind, libunibreak, lua, vg_common]
 
 pub_eo_file_target = []
 priv_eo_files = []
@@ -138,16 +139,16 @@ evas_src += files([
 
 evas_src_opt = [ ]
 
-evas_ext_deps += dependency('freetype2')
+evas_ext_none_static_deps += dependency('freetype2')
 
 if (get_option('fontconfig'))
    config_h.set('HAVE_FONTCONFIG', '1')
-   evas_ext_deps += dependency('fontconfig')
+   evas_ext_none_static_deps += dependency('fontconfig')
 endif
 
 if (get_option('fribidi'))
    config_h.set('HAVE_FRIBIDI', '1')
-   evas_ext_deps += dependency('fribidi')
+   evas_ext_none_static_deps += dependency('fribidi')
 endif
 
 if (get_option('pixman'))
@@ -155,16 +156,16 @@ if (get_option('pixman'))
    foreach support : pixman_support
      config_h.set(support, '1')
    endforeach
-   evas_ext_deps += dependency('pixman-1')
+   evas_ext_none_static_deps += dependency('pixman-1')
 endif
 
 if (get_option('hyphen'))
    config_h.set('HAVE_HYPHEN', '1')
    hyphen = dependency('hyphen', required : false)
    if hyphen.found() == false
-     evas_ext_deps += cc.find_library('hyphen')
+     evas_ext_none_static_deps += cc.find_library('hyphen')
    endif
-   evas_ext_deps += hyphen
+   evas_ext_none_static_deps += hyphen
    config_h.set_quoted('EVAS_DICTS_HYPHEN_DIR', get_option('dictionaries-hyphen-dir'))
 endif
 
@@ -180,12 +181,12 @@ subdir('vg')
 gl_deps = []
 
 if get_option('harfbuzz')
-  evas_ext_deps += dependency('harfbuzz')
+  evas_ext_none_static_deps += dependency('harfbuzz')
   config_h.set('HAVE_HARFBUZZ', '1')
 endif
 
 if get_option('wl')
-  evas_ext_deps += wayland_protocol
+  evas_ext_none_static_deps += wayland_protocol
 endif
 
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ if cpu_sse3 == true or cpu_neon == true and cpu_neon_intrinsics == false
       evas_include_directories +
       [vg_common_inc_dir],
     c_args: native_arch_opt_c_args,
-    dependencies: [eina, eo, ector, emile, evas_deps, evas_ext_deps],
+    dependencies: [eina, eo, ector, emile, evas_deps, evas_ext_none_static_deps],
   )
   evas_link += [ evas_opt ]
 endif
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ evas_ext_deps += declare_dependency(
   link_with: evas_link,
 )
 
+evas_ext_deps += evas_ext_none_static_deps
+
 evas_lib = library('evas',
     include_directories: evas_include_directories + [vg_common_inc_dir],
     sources : [evas_src, pub_eo_file_target, priv_eo_file_target],
diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/meson.build b/src/modules/evas/engines/meson.build
index 1efdbbddc8..c7e4255d9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/meson.build
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ foreach engine_conf : engines
   if build
     engine_include_dir = []
     engine_src = []
-    engine_deps = [eina, evas, evas_ext_deps]
+    engine_deps = [eina, evas, evas_ext_none_static_deps, eet]
     engine_dep = declare_dependency(
       include_directories: include_directories(engine),
     )
diff --git a/src/modules/evas/image_loaders/meson.build b/src/modules/evas/image_loaders/meson.build
index 963245ecfe..11b11f79c2 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/image_loaders/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/evas/image_loaders/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ foreach loader_inst : evas_image_loaders_file
       shared_module('shared_loader_'+loader, file,
         c_args : package_c_args,
         include_directories : config_dir,
-        dependencies : [eina, evas, evas_ext_deps] + loader_deps,
+        dependencies : [eina, evas, eet, evas_ext_none_static_deps] + loader_deps,
         install : true,
         install_dir : mod_install_dir,
         name_suffix : sys_mod_extension
diff --git a/src/modules/evas/image_savers/meson.build b/src/modules/evas/image_savers/meson.build
index 7a5ebcb3b3..e30a05fe3b 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/image_savers/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/evas/image_savers/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ foreach loader_inst : evas_image_savers_file
       shared_module('shared_saver_'+loader, file,
         c_args : package_c_args,
         include_directories : config_dir,
-        dependencies : [eina, evas, eet, evas_ext_deps] + loader_deps,
+        dependencies : [eina, evas, eet, evas_ext_none_static_deps] + loader_deps,
         install : true,
         install_dir : mod_install_dir,
         name_suffix : sys_mod_extension