diff --git a/libs/glib2/Makefile b/libs/glib2/Makefile
index 225fe07754..82a34e92b1 100644
--- a/libs/glib2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/glib2/Makefile
@@ -33,14 +33,68 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/meson.mk
 
-define Package/glib2
+define Package/glib2/default
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=$(ICONV_DEPENDS) $(INTL_DEPENDS) +zlib +libpthread +libffi +libattr +libpcre2
-  TITLE:=glib 2.0
   URL:=http://www.gtk.org/
 endef
 
+define Package/glib2-core
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=GLib 2.0 core library
+  DEPENDS:=$(ICONV_DEPENDS) $(INTL_DEPENDS) +libattr +libpcre2
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gmodule
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=GLib 2.0 gmodule library
+  DEPENDS:=+glib2-core
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gthread
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=GLib 2.0 gthread library
+  DEPENDS:=+glib2-core
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gobject
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=GLib 2.0 gobject library
+  DEPENDS:=+glib2-core +libffi
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gio
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=GLib 2.0 gio library
+  DEPENDS:=+glib2-core +glib2-gobject +glib2-gmodule +zlib +libffi
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2
+$(call Package/glib2/default)
+  TITLE:=Full GLib 2.0 library
+  DEPENDS:+glib2-gthread +glib2-gio
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-core/description
+  Common code and core library for GLib library of C routines
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gmodule/description
+  GLib library module functions
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gthread/description
+  GLib library thread functions
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gobject/description
+  GLib library object functions
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gio/description
+  GLib library io functions
+endef
+
 define Package/glib2/description
   The GLib library of C routines
 endef
@@ -122,12 +176,44 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 		$(1)/usr/share/glib-2.0/
 endef
 
-define Package/glib2/install
+define Package/glib2-core/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) \
-		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/*.so* \
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so* \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
+define Package/glib2-gmodule/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so* \
+		$(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gthread/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so* \
+		$(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gobject/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so* \
+		$(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2-gio/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so* \
+		$(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+define Package/glib2/install
+	:
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2-core))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2-gmodule))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2-gthread))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2-gobject))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2-gio))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,glib2))