diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 9585a8e35..15c4e856f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ foreach name, source : noinst_programs
   executable(name, source,
     include_directories: incconfig,
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    dependencies : libharfbuzz_dep,
-    install : false,
+    dependencies: libharfbuzz_dep,
+    install: false,
   )
 endforeach
 
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ foreach name, source : check_programs
   executable(name, source,
     include_directories: incconfig,
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    dependencies : libharfbuzz_dep,
-    install : false,
+    dependencies: libharfbuzz_dep,
+    install: false,
   )
 endforeach
 
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ foreach name, source : compiled_tests
   test(name, executable(name, source,
     include_directories: incconfig,
     cpp_args: cpp_args + ['-DMAIN', '-UNDEBUG'],
-    dependencies : libharfbuzz_dep,
-    install : false,
+    dependencies: libharfbuzz_dep,
+    install: false,
   ))
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/test/api/meson.build b/test/api/meson.build
index 5cb324cf4..ca355fbe6 100644
--- a/test/api/meson.build
+++ b/test/api/meson.build
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
       include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
       dependencies: deps,
       link_with: libharfbuzz,
+      install: false,
     ), env: env)
   endforeach
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
       include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
       dependencies: deps,
       link_with: [libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
+      install: false,
     ), env: env)
   endforeach
 else
diff --git a/test/fuzzing/meson.build b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
index c069656e8..994f076c3 100644
--- a/test/fuzzing/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ foreach file_name : tests
     include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
+    install: false,
   )
   set_variable('@0@_exe'.format(test_name.underscorify()), exe)
 endforeach