diff --git a/aedi/target/library_tier1.py b/aedi/target/library_tier1.py
index 7b95a7d2..687295b5 100644
--- a/aedi/target/library_tier1.py
+++ b/aedi/target/library_tier1.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class GettextTarget(base.ConfigureMakeStaticDependencyTarget):
         super().configure(state)
 
 
-class GlibTarget(base.BuildTarget):
+class GlibTarget(base.MesonTarget):
     def __init__(self, name='glib'):
         super().__init__(name)
 
@@ -149,54 +149,16 @@ class GlibTarget(base.BuildTarget):
         return state.has_source_file('glib.doap')
 
     def configure(self, state: BuildState):
+        # Additional frameworks are needed for proper detection of libintl
+        ld_key = 'LDFLAGS'
+        ld_value = '-framework CoreFoundation -framework Foundation'
+        env = state.environment
+        env[ld_key] = (env[ld_key] + ' ' + ld_value) if ld_key in env else ld_value
+
         super().configure(state)
 
-        environment = state.environment
-        environment['LDFLAGS'] += ' -framework CoreFoundation -framework Foundation'
-
-        c_compiler = state.c_compiler()
-        assert c_compiler
-
-        cxx_compiler = state.cxx_compiler()
-        assert cxx_compiler
-
-        cpu = state.architecture()
-        cpu_family = 'arm' if 'arm64' == cpu else cpu
-
-        cross_file = state.build_path / (state.architecture() + '.txt')
-        with open(cross_file, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(f'''
-[binaries]
-c = '{c_compiler}'
-cpp = '{cxx_compiler}'
-objc = '{c_compiler}'
-objcpp = '{cxx_compiler}'
-pkgconfig = '{state.prefix_path}/bin/pkg-config'
-strip = '/usr/bin/strip'
-
-[host_machine]
-system = 'darwin'
-cpu_family = '{cpu_family}'
-cpu = '{cpu}'
-endian = 'little'
-''')
-
-        args = (
-            state.bin_path / 'meson',
-            f'--prefix={state.install_path}',
-            '--buildtype=release',
-            '--default-library=static',
-            f'--cross-file={cross_file}',
-            state.source
-        )
-        subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=environment)
-
-    def build(self, state: BuildState):
-        args = ('ninja',)
-        subprocess.run(args, check=True, cwd=state.build_path, env=state.environment)
-
     def post_build(self, state: BuildState):
-        self.install(state, tool='ninja')
+        super().post_build(state)
         self.make_platform_header(state, '../lib/glib-2.0/include/glibconfig.h')
 
     @staticmethod