diff --git a/hw/vfio/meson.build b/hw/vfio/meson.build
index fa0ea6ecf0..c7c31b78f6 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/meson.build
+++ b/hw/vfio/meson.build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ system_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_VFIO', 'CONFIG_IOMMUFD'], if_true: files(
   'iommufd.c',
   'cpr-iommufd.c',
 ))
-system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IOMMUFD', if_false: files('iommufd-stubs.c'))
+stub_ss.add(files('iommufd-stubs.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VFIO_PCI', if_true: files(
   'display.c',
 ))