diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index 3c5d9e6b7..fa970c3a2 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
   'nix_api_value.h',
 )
 
+# TODO don't install this once tests don't use it.
+headers += files('nix_api_expr_internal.h')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 this_library = library(
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index 4f2d77d9f..93ce97960 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
   'nix_api_store.h',
 )
 
+# TODO don't install this once tests don't use it.
+headers += files('nix_api_store_internal.h')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 this_library = library(
diff --git a/src/libstore-test/meson.build b/src/libstore-test/meson.build
index bfd827b01..6bf0a5028 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
+sqlite = dependency('sqlite3', 'sqlite', version : '>=3.6.19')
+deps_private += sqlite
+
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_private += rapidcheck
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-test/package.nix b/src/libstore-test/package.nix
index 0a49f1a05..e37e64886 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-test/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , nix-store
 , nix-store-c
 , nix-store-test-support
+, sqlite
 
 , rapidcheck
 , gtest
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     nix-store
     nix-store-c
     nix-store-test-support
+    sqlite
     rapidcheck
     gtest
   ];
@@ -94,10 +96,15 @@ mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru = {
     tests = {
-      run = runCommand "${finalAttrs.pname}-run" {
-      } ''
+      run = let
+        # Inline some drv files shared with the libexpr tests
+        data = runCommand "${finalAttrs.pname}-test-data" {} ''
+          cp -r --no-preserve=mode ${./data} $out
+          cp -r --remove-destination ${../../tests/functional/derivation}/* $out/derivation/
+        '';
+      in runCommand "${finalAttrs.pname}-run" {} ''
         PATH="${lib.makeBinPath [ finalAttrs.finalPackage ]}:$PATH"
-        export _NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA=${./data}
+        export _NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA=${data}
         nix-store-test
         touch $out
       '';
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index 5e12186d2..2fa1bd424 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
   'nix_api_util.h',
 )
 
+# TODO don't install this once tests don't use it.
+headers += files('nix_api_util_internal.h')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 this_library = library(