diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e1af3c3b1..b06059b10 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -247,16 +247,6 @@ subdir('data')
 subdir('resources')
 
 if get_option('build_powder')
-	powder_args = []
-	if uopt_lua != 'none'
-		powder_args += '-DLUACONSOLE'
-	endif
-	if not uopt_http
-		powder_args += '-DNOHTTP'
-	endif
-	if uopt_fftw
-		powder_args += '-DGRAVFFT'
-	endif
 	powder_deps = [
 		threads_dep,
 		zlib_dep,
@@ -272,9 +262,9 @@ if get_option('build_powder')
 	executable(
 		'powder',
 		sources: powder_files,
-		include_directories: project_inc,
-		c_args: project_c_args + powder_args,
-		cpp_args: project_cpp_args + powder_args,
+		include_directories: [ project_inc, powder_inc ],
+		c_args: project_c_args,
+		cpp_args: project_cpp_args,
 		cpp_pch: 'pch/pch_cpp.h',
 		gui_app: true,
 		link_args: project_link_args,
@@ -283,7 +273,6 @@ if get_option('build_powder')
 endif
 
 if get_option('build_render')
-	render_args = [ '-DRENDERER', '-DNOHTTP' ]
 	render_deps = [
 		threads_dep,
 		zlib_dep,
@@ -291,9 +280,9 @@ if get_option('build_render')
 	executable(
 		'render',
 		sources: render_files,
-		include_directories: project_inc,
-		c_args: project_c_args + render_args,
-		cpp_args: project_cpp_args + render_args,
+		include_directories: [ project_inc, render_inc ],
+		c_args: project_c_args,
+		cpp_args: project_cpp_args,
 		cpp_pch: 'pch/pch_cpp.h',
 		link_args: project_link_args,
 		dependencies: render_deps,
@@ -301,7 +290,6 @@ if get_option('build_render')
 endif
 
 if get_option('build_font')
-	font_args = [ '-DFONTEDITOR', '-DNOHTTP' ]
 	font_deps = [
 		threads_dep,
 		zlib_dep,
@@ -314,9 +302,9 @@ if get_option('build_font')
 	executable(
 		'font',
 		sources: font_files,
-		include_directories: project_inc,
-		c_args: project_c_args + font_args,
-		cpp_args: project_cpp_args + font_args,
+		include_directories: [ project_inc, font_inc ],
+		c_args: project_c_args,
+		cpp_args: project_cpp_args,
 		cpp_pch: 'pch/pch_cpp.h',
 		gui_app: true,
 		link_args: project_link_args,
diff --git a/src/Config.template.h b/src/Config.template.h
index 4dd50e648..52201650c 100644
--- a/src/Config.template.h
+++ b/src/Config.template.h
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #mesondefine CURL_STATICLIB
 #mesondefine ZLIB_WINAPI
 
+#mesondefine LUACONSOLE
+#mesondefine NOHTTP
+#mesondefine GRAVFFT
+#mesondefine RENDERER
+#mesondefine FONTEDITOR
+
 #mesondefine BETA
 #mesondefine DEBUG
 #mesondefine IGNORE_UPDATES
diff --git a/src/config/font/meson.build b/src/config/font/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44c65f26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/font/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+font_conf_data = conf_data
+font_conf_data.set('FONTEDITOR', true)
+font_conf_data.set('RENDERER', false)
+font_conf_data.set('LUACONSOLE', false)
+font_conf_data.set('NOHTTP', true)
+font_conf_data.set('GRAVFFT', false)
+configure_file(
+	input: config_template,
+	output: 'Config.h',
+	configuration: font_conf_data
+)
+font_inc = include_directories('.')
diff --git a/src/config/meson.build b/src/config/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..214e8915d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+subdir('powder')
+subdir('render')
+subdir('font')
diff --git a/src/config/powder/meson.build b/src/config/powder/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb03fac4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/powder/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+powder_conf_data = conf_data
+powder_conf_data.set('FONTEDITOR', false)
+powder_conf_data.set('RENDERER', false)
+powder_conf_data.set('LUACONSOLE', uopt_lua != 'none')
+powder_conf_data.set('NOHTTP', not uopt_http)
+powder_conf_data.set('GRAVFFT', uopt_fftw)
+configure_file(
+	input: config_template,
+	output: 'Config.h',
+	configuration: powder_conf_data
+)
+powder_inc = include_directories('.')
diff --git a/src/config/render/meson.build b/src/config/render/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aaa90b3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/render/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+render_conf_data = conf_data
+render_conf_data.set('FONTEDITOR', false)
+render_conf_data.set('RENDERER', true)
+render_conf_data.set('LUACONSOLE', false)
+render_conf_data.set('NOHTTP', true)
+render_conf_data.set('GRAVFFT', false)
+configure_file(
+	input: config_template,
+	output: 'Config.h',
+	configuration: render_conf_data
+)
+render_inc = include_directories('.')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 221958fc8..6671bbaa3 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-configure_file(
-	input: 'Config.template.h',
-	output: 'Config.h',
-	configuration: conf_data
-)
+config_template = files('Config.template.h')
+subdir('config')
 
 powder_files = files(
 	'SDLCompat.cpp',