diff --git a/libvips/create/create.c b/libvips/create/create.c
index 751bb1f4..c99a4bd3 100644
--- a/libvips/create/create.c
+++ b/libvips/create/create.c
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
  * VipsTextWrap:
  * @VIPS_TEXT_WRAP_WORD: wrap at word boundaries
  * @VIPS_TEXT_WRAP_CHAR: wrap at character boundaries
- * @VIPS_TEXT_WRAP_WORD_CHAR: wrap at word boundaries, but fall back to 
- *     character boundaries if there is not enough space for a full word
+ * @VIPS_TEXT_WRAP_WORD_CHAR: wrap at word boundaries, but fall back to character boundaries if there is not enough space for a full word
  * @VIPS_TEXT_WRAP_NONE: no wrapping
  *
  * Sets the word wrapping style for vips_text() when used with a maximum
diff --git a/libvips/create/meson.build b/libvips/create/meson.build
index ed79a13c..4e635de4 100644
--- a/libvips/create/meson.build
+++ b/libvips/create/meson.build
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ create_headers = files(
     'pmask.h',
 )
 
+libvips_sources += create_sources
+
 create_lib = static_library('create',
     create_sources,
     create_headers,