diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1d30194..7f753af 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
   ]
 endif
 foreach d : hx_headers
-  custom_target(d[1],
+  hxdep += custom_target(d[1],
                 input: files(d[0]),
                 output: d[1],
                 capture: true,
@@ -559,7 +559,8 @@
                           build_by_default: false)
 
 block = declare_dependency(link_whole: [libblock],
-                           link_args: '@block.syms')
+                           link_args: '@block.syms',
+                           dependencies: [crypto, io])
 
 foreach m : block_mods + softmmu_mods
   shared_module(m.name(),
@@ -637,6 +638,15 @@
 endif
 
 if have_tools
+  qemu_img = executable('qemu-img', [files('qemu-img.c'), hxdep],
+             dependencies: [authz, block, crypto, io, qom, qemuutil], install: true)
+  qemu_io = executable('qemu-io', files('qemu-io.c'),
+             dependencies: [block, qemuutil], install: true)
+  if targetos == 'linux' or targetos == 'sunos' or targetos.endswith('bsd')
+    qemu_nbd = executable('qemu-nbd', files('qemu-nbd.c'),
+               dependencies: [block, qemuutil], install: true)
+  endif
+
   subdir('contrib/rdmacm-mux')
   subdir('contrib/elf2dmp')