diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index fa970c3a2..fb9ade28d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ this_library = library(
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args: linker_export_flags,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
index d42b0532b..705672204 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ this_library = library(
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
   #       is available. See also ../libutil/build.meson
   link_args: linker_export_flags + ['-lrapidcheck'],
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 04822d179..9fe7c17c4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ this_library = library(
   lexer_tab,
   generated_headers,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index d5703bbb3..c39fe99f3 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixfetchers',
   sources,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libflake/meson.build b/src/libflake/meson.build
index 30f98dce6..d3c3d3079 100644
--- a/src/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake/meson.build
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ this_library = library(
   'nixflake',
   sources,
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index 93ce97960..426f07a34 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ this_library = library(
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args: linker_export_flags,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
index e278bd3f8..ddb067c1b 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ this_library = library(
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
   #       is available. See also ../libutil/build.meson
   link_args: linker_export_flags + ['-lrapidcheck'],
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 0686a591e..f94a454da 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ this_library = library(
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   cpp_args : cpp_args,
   link_args: linker_export_flags,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index 2fa1bd424..3f0d96282 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ this_library = library(
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args: linker_export_flags,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
index a36aa2a00..7d0e9c2fc 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ this_library = library(
   # TODO: Remove `-lrapidcheck` when https://github.com/emil-e/rapidcheck/pull/326
   #       is available. See also ../libutil/build.meson
   link_args: linker_export_flags + ['-lrapidcheck'],
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/meson.build b/src/libutil/meson.build
index c87808067..ac2b83536 100644
--- a/src/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil/meson.build
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ this_library = library(
   dependencies : deps_public + deps_private + deps_other,
   include_directories : include_dirs,
   link_args: linker_export_flags,
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/perl/lib/Nix/meson.build b/src/perl/lib/Nix/meson.build
index 9a79245cd..256e66096 100644
--- a/src/perl/lib/Nix/meson.build
+++ b/src/perl/lib/Nix/meson.build
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ nix_perl_store_lib = library(
   'Store',
   sources : nix_perl_store_cc,
   name_prefix  : '',
+  prelink : true, # For C++ static initializers
   install : true,
   install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
   install_dir : join_paths(nix_perl_install_dir, 'auto', 'Nix', 'Store'),