diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/gio/tests/meson.build a/gio/tests/meson.build
--- a~/gio/tests/meson.build	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/gio/tests/meson.build	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ gio_tests = {
   'memory-output-stream' : {},
   'memory-settings-backend' : {},
   'mount-operation' : {},
-  'network-address' : {'extra_sources': ['mock-resolver.c']},
+  'network-address' : {
+    'extra_sources': ['mock-resolver.c'],
+    'c_args' : network_args,
+    'dependencies' : network_libs,
+  },
   'network-monitor' : {},
   'network-monitor-race' : {},
   'null-settings-backend' : {},
@@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ gio_tests = {
     # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1392
     # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3148
     'can_fail' : host_system in ['darwin', 'gnu'],
+    'c_args' : network_args,
+    'dependencies' : network_libs
   },
   'socket-listener' : {},
   'socket-service' : {},
@@ -144,7 +150,10 @@ gio_tests = {
   'tls-interaction' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-database' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-bindings' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
-  'unix-fd' : {},
+  'unix-fd' : {
+    'c_args' : network_args,
+    'dependencies' : network_libs
+  },
   'gdbus-address-get-session' : {
     'extra_programs': host_system != 'windows' ? ['dbus-launch'] : [],
     # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1392
@@ -260,7 +269,10 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
       # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3148
       'can_fail' : host_system == 'gnu',
     },
-    'gdbus-peer-object-manager' : {},
+    'gdbus-peer-object-manager' : {
+      'c_args' : network_args,
+      'dependencies' : network_libs
+    },
     'gdbus-sasl' : {},
     'live-g-file' : {},
     'portal-support-flatpak-none' : {
@@ -307,6 +319,8 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
     'stream-rw_all' : {
       # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3148
       'can_fail' : host_system == 'gnu',
+      'c_args' : network_args,
+      'dependencies' : network_libs
     },
     'unix-mounts' : {},
     'unix-streams' : {},
@@ -606,8 +620,8 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
 
   # This test is currently unreliable
   executable('gdbus-overflow', 'gdbus-overflow.c',
-      c_args : test_c_args,
-      dependencies : common_gio_tests_deps,
+      c_args : [test_c_args, network_args],
+      dependencies : [common_gio_tests_deps, network_libs],
       install_dir : installed_tests_execdir,
       install_tag : 'tests',
       install : installed_tests_enabled)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/glib/tests/meson.build a/glib/tests/meson.build
--- a~/glib/tests/meson.build	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/glib/tests/meson.build	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ glib_tests = {
   },
   'spawn-singlethread' : {
     'dependencies' : [winsock2],
+    'link_args' : '-lsocket',
     'extra_programs' : ['test-spawn-echo'],
     # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3148
     'can_fail' : host_system == 'gnu',