diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2c37139dc8..ea37dda854 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2527,6 +2527,8 @@ alias_target('fuzzers', fuzzer_exes)
 
 test_dlopen = executables_by_name.get('test-dlopen')
 
+nss_targets = []
+pam_targets = []
 foreach dict : modules
         name = dict.get('name')
         is_nss = name.startswith('nss_')
@@ -2575,6 +2577,11 @@ foreach dict : modules
                 # Unfortunately shared_library insists on creating the symlink…
                 meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c', 'rm $DESTDIR@0@/lib@1@.so'.format(libdir, name),
                                          install_tag : 'nss')
+                nss_targets += lib
+        endif
+
+        if is_pam
+                pam_targets += lib
         endif
 
         if want_tests != 'false' and (is_nss or is_pam)
@@ -2587,6 +2594,14 @@ foreach dict : modules
         endif
 endforeach
 
+# We need the actual targets to build aliases
+if nss_targets.length() > 0
+        alias_target('nss', nss_targets)
+endif
+if pam_targets.length() > 0
+        alias_target('pam', pam_targets)
+endif
+
 #####################################################################
 
 ukify = custom_target(