diff --git a/packaging/dependencies.nix b/packaging/dependencies.nix
index 73ba9cd586f..f09ca5d1835 100644
--- a/packaging/dependencies.nix
+++ b/packaging/dependencies.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ let
       workDir = null;
     };
 
+  # Work around weird `--as-needed` linker behavior with BSD, see
+  # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/3593
+  bsdNoLinkAsNeeded = finalAttrs: prevAttrs: lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isBSD {
+    mesonFlags = [ (lib.mesonBool "b_asneeded" false) ] ++ prevAttrs.mesonFlags or [];
+  };
+
 in
 scope: {
   inherit stdenv versionSuffix;
@@ -130,5 +136,8 @@ scope: {
 
   inherit resolvePath filesetToSource;
 
-  mkMesonDerivation = f: stdenv.mkDerivation (lib.extends localSourceLayer f);
+  mkMesonDerivation = f: stdenv.mkDerivation
+    (lib.extends
+      (lib.composeExtensions bsdNoLinkAsNeeded localSourceLayer)
+      f);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcmd/meson.build b/src/libcmd/meson.build
index 687b37aacbd..c484cf998aa 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcmd/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index 2a2669b3e5e..6db5b83b89a 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index c39fe99f316..d4f202796e4 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
 
diff --git a/src/libflake/meson.build b/src/libflake/meson.build
index 38d70c678a5..d2bb179dfd6 100644
--- a/src/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
 
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/meson.build b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
index 1d6b2f959ff..3453827120c 100644
--- a/src/libmain-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
diff --git a/src/libmain/meson.build b/src/libmain/meson.build
index fe6133596a9..7fcadf06ddc 100644
--- a/src/libmain/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain/meson.build
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
 
 pubsetbuf_test = '''
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index 917de4cda51..4bfd944c63c 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index 3f0d9628201..b5ed19631d1 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
diff --git a/src/nix/meson.build b/src/nix/meson.build
index b42f6169bc1..53bb083a9c3 100644
--- a/src/nix/meson.build
+++ b/src/nix/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 add_project_arguments(
diff --git a/tests/unit/libexpr-support/meson.build b/tests/unit/libexpr-support/meson.build
index 7056722049e..4f50478aadb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libexpr-support/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libexpr-support/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/libexpr/meson.build b/tests/unit/libexpr/meson.build
index ee35258cf27..21c32133402 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
diff --git a/tests/unit/libfetchers/meson.build b/tests/unit/libfetchers/meson.build
index d2de9382933..dc9818e2744 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
diff --git a/tests/unit/libflake/meson.build b/tests/unit/libflake/meson.build
index 2d6bbca0f17..c022d7f4118 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libflake/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
diff --git a/tests/unit/libstore-support/meson.build b/tests/unit/libstore-support/meson.build
index ddb067c1b52..f09d26a31dc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libstore-support/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libstore-support/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/libstore/meson.build b/tests/unit/libstore/meson.build
index 8534ba8c52d..3b36cd62f8c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libstore/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 sqlite = dependency('sqlite3', 'sqlite', version : '>=3.6.19')
diff --git a/tests/unit/libutil-support/meson.build b/tests/unit/libutil-support/meson.build
index 7d0e9c2fc30..6be4972c6bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libutil-support/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libutil-support/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/libutil/meson.build b/tests/unit/libutil/meson.build
index 4f055cabda0..7f024e6f25b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/libutil/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
+
 subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')