diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 257b591ff7..190baf2154 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2370,6 +2370,7 @@ subdir('src/journal')
 # systemd-networkd requires 'libsystemd_network'
 subdir('src/libsystemd-network')
 
+subdir('src/ac-power')
 subdir('src/analyze')
 subdir('src/backlight')
 subdir('src/binfmt')
@@ -2380,6 +2381,7 @@ subdir('src/coredump')
 subdir('src/cryptenroll')
 subdir('src/cryptsetup')
 subdir('src/debug-generator')
+subdir('src/detect-virt')
 subdir('src/dissect')
 subdir('src/environment-d-generator')
 subdir('src/firstboot')
@@ -2416,7 +2418,9 @@ subdir('src/rfkill')
 subdir('src/rpm')
 subdir('src/run-generator')
 subdir('src/shutdown')
+subdir('src/sleep')
 subdir('src/socket-activate')
+subdir('src/sysctl')
 subdir('src/sysext')
 subdir('src/system-update-generator')
 subdir('src/systemctl')
@@ -2588,49 +2592,6 @@ meson.add_install_script(meson_make_symlink,
                          bindir / 'udevadm',
                          libexecdir / 'systemd-udevd')
 
-executable(
-        'systemd-sleep',
-        'src/sleep/sleep.c',
-        include_directories : includes,
-        link_with : [libshared],
-        dependencies : [userspace],
-        install_rpath : pkglibdir,
-        install : true,
-        install_dir : libexecdir)
-
-if install_sysconfdir_samples
-        install_data('src/sleep/sleep.conf',
-                     install_dir : pkgsysconfdir)
-endif
-
-public_programs += executable(
-        'systemd-sysctl',
-        'src/sysctl/sysctl.c',
-        include_directories : includes,
-        link_with : [libshared],
-        dependencies : [userspace],
-        install_rpath : pkglibdir,
-        install : true,
-        install_dir : libexecdir)
-
-public_programs += executable(
-        'systemd-ac-power',
-        'src/ac-power/ac-power.c',
-        include_directories : includes,
-        link_with : [libshared],
-        dependencies : [userspace],
-        install_rpath : pkglibdir,
-        install : true)
-
-public_programs += executable(
-        'systemd-detect-virt',
-        'src/detect-virt/detect-virt.c',
-        include_directories : includes,
-        link_with : [libshared],
-        dependencies : [userspace],
-        install_rpath : pkglibdir,
-        install : true)
-
 public_programs += executable(
         'systemd-delta',
         'src/delta/delta.c',
diff --git a/src/ac-power/meson.build b/src/ac-power/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..032c027de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ac-power/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+executables += [
+        executable_template + {
+                'name' : 'systemd-ac-power',
+                'public' : true,
+                'sources' : files('ac-power.c'),
+        },
+]
diff --git a/src/detect-virt/meson.build b/src/detect-virt/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bcb298d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detect-virt/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+executables += [
+        executable_template + {
+                'name' : 'systemd-detect-virt',
+                'public' : true,
+                'sources' : files('detect-virt.c'),
+        },
+]
diff --git a/src/sleep/meson.build b/src/sleep/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba7486b19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sleep/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+executables += [
+        libexec_template + {
+                'name' : 'systemd-sleep',
+                'sources' : files('sleep.c'),
+        },
+]
+
+if install_sysconfdir_samples
+        install_data('sleep.conf',
+                     install_dir : pkgsysconfdir)
+endif
diff --git a/src/sysctl/meson.build b/src/sysctl/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fb85c2191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sysctl/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+executables += [
+        libexec_template + {
+                'name' : 'systemd-sysctl',
+                'public' : true,
+                'sources' : files('sysctl.c'),
+        },
+]