diff --git a/tests/audio/meson.build b/tests/audio/meson.build
index 84754bde22..be96313a63 100644
--- a/tests/audio/meson.build
+++ b/tests/audio/meson.build
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ endif
 
 modinfo_dep = not_found
 if enable_modules
-    modinfo_src = custom_target('modinfo.c',
-                                output: 'modinfo.c',
-                                input: audio_modinfo_files,
-                                command: [modinfo_generate, '--skip-missing-deps', '@INPUT@'],
-                                capture: true)
-
+    modinfo_src = 'modinfo-stub.c'
+    if audio_modinfo_files.length() != 0
+        modinfo_src = custom_target('modinfo.c',
+                                    output: 'modinfo.c',
+                                    input: audio_modinfo_files,
+                                    command: [modinfo_generate, '--skip-missing-deps', '@INPUT@'],
+                                    capture: true)
+    endif
     modinfo_lib = static_library('modinfo.c', modinfo_src)
     modinfo_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: modinfo_lib)
 endif
diff --git a/tests/audio/modinfo-stub.c b/tests/audio/modinfo-stub.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cae8c6905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/audio/modinfo-stub.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/module.h"
+const QemuModinfo qemu_modinfo[] = {
+  { /* end of list */ }
+};