diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 54d06eb116..3338fc461c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3542,12 +3542,12 @@ endif
 executable('freeciv-mp-gtk3',
   'tools/fcmp/mpgui_gtk3.c',
   mpicon,
-  sources: [verhdr],
   c_args: [ '-DGDK_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GDK_VERSION_3_20',
             '-DGDK_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GDK_VERSION_3_22',
             '-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_50',
             '-DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_50'],
   include_directories: tool_inc,
+  sources: [verhdr],
   dependencies: [gtk322_dep, sqlite3_dep, gettext_dep],
   link_with: [common_lib, fcmp_common],
   install: true
@@ -3584,6 +3584,7 @@ executable('freeciv-mp-gtk4',
             '-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_66',
             '-DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_66'],
   include_directories: tool_inc,
+  sources: [verhdr],
   dependencies: [gtk4_dep, sqlite3_dep, gettext_dep],
   link_with: [common_lib, fcmp_common],
   install: true
@@ -3626,6 +3627,7 @@ executable('freeciv-mp-qt',
   'tools/fcmp/mpgui_qt_worker.cpp',
   mocced_fcmp, mpicon,
   include_directories: tool_inc,
+  sources: [verhdr],
   dependencies: [qt_dep, sqlite3_dep, gettext_dep],
   link_with: [common_lib, fcmp_common],
   override_options: qt_opts,
@@ -3654,6 +3656,7 @@ executable('freeciv-mp-cli',
   'tools/fcmp/mpcli.c',
   mpicon,
   include_directories: tool_inc,
+  sources: [verhdr],
   dependencies: [sqlite3_dep, gettext_dep],
   link_with: [common_lib, fcmp_common],
   install: true