diff --git a/build-utils-meson/libatomic/meson.build b/build-utils-meson/libatomic/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d16d2381764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-utils-meson/libatomic/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+# Check if -latomic is needed
+# This is needed for std::atomic on some platforms
+# We did not manage to test this reliably on all platforms, so we hardcode
+# it for now.
+if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
+  deps_other += cxx.find_library('atomic')
+endif
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3ef027dd14e..3c8328a5220 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -124,18 +124,35 @@
           # without "polluting" the top level "`pkgs`" attrset.
           # This also has the benefit of providing us with a distinct set of packages
           # we can iterate over.
-          nixComponents = lib.makeScope final.nixDependencies.newScope (import ./packaging/components.nix {
-            inherit (final) lib;
-            inherit officialRelease;
-            src = self;
-          });
+          nixComponents =
+            lib.makeScopeWithSplicing'
+            {
+              inherit (final) splicePackages;
+              inherit (final.nixDependencies) newScope;
+            }
+            {
+              otherSplices = final.generateSplicesForMkScope "nixComponents";
+              f = import ./packaging/components.nix {
+                inherit (final) lib;
+                inherit officialRelease;
+                src = self;
+              };
+            };
 
           # The dependencies are in their own scope, so that they don't have to be
           # in Nixpkgs top level `pkgs` or `nixComponents`.
-          nixDependencies = lib.makeScope final.newScope (import ./packaging/dependencies.nix {
-            inherit inputs stdenv;
-            pkgs = final;
-          });
+          nixDependencies = lib.makeScopeWithSplicing'
+          {
+            inherit (final) splicePackages;
+            inherit (final) newScope;
+          }
+          {
+            otherSplices = final.generateSplicesForMkScope "nixDependencies";
+            f = import ./packaging/dependencies.nix {
+              inherit inputs stdenv;
+              pkgs = final;
+            };
+          };
 
           nix = final.nixComponents.nix;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 1d5f949af11..101879e9090 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   deps_other += [wsock32]
 endif
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/libatomic')
 subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
 
 boost = dependency(
diff --git a/src/libutil/meson.build b/src/libutil/meson.build
index 61806120fbb..a6dc8639478 100644
--- a/src/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil/meson.build
@@ -53,16 +53,9 @@ endforeach
 
 configdata.set('HAVE_DECL_AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW', cxx.has_header_symbol('fcntl.h', 'AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW').to_int())
 
+subdir('build-utils-meson/libatomic')
 subdir('build-utils-meson/threads')
 
-# Check if -latomic is needed
-# This is needed for std::atomic on some platforms
-# We did not manage to test this reliably on all platforms, so we hardcode
-# it for now.
-if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
-  deps_other += cxx.find_library('atomic')
-endif
-
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   socket = cxx.find_library('ws2_32')
   deps_other += socket